Did they ever successfully get into the San Bernadino phone? What the straight info there? I’ve seen some here saying some Israeli company did it quickly and easily. Not sure if thats true at all.
Any info from where you sit?
They said they did. . . and found exactly what I predicted they would, given that the terrorist was a devout Muslim who would not steal his employer's property. There was nothing on the iPhone 5c, aside from a few incoming calls from his wife, other than business calls, mails, and messages having to do with customer service for San Bernardino County. There had to be a reason it was not destroyed with their burner phones. . . and that was he would not use that iPhone, which belonged to his employer, for anything not business, just as he would not steal it by destroying it. As a devout Muslim, he had to be ritually clean when he killed the infidels. . . and that meant to him, without sin. Stealing was a sin.
The method the Israeli firm use was a complete duplication of the iPhone 5c in every aspect including all the encryption portions. . . they essentially made 10,000 virtual copies of the terrorist's iPhone and then tried every possible passcode until they hit the correct one. That's why it cost $1 million and six months to crack it.
Keep in mind that this was an iPhone 5c that did not have the superior hardware and OS that was put into iOS 8 and the iPhone 5s, 6, and later. It was far easier to gain access to the secure areas on the 4s, 5, and 5C, than on later iPhones. . . which is what this approach will work on.