Feds scrap Apple lawsuit in New York
Apple didn’t budge and kept refusing to unlock the device, just like it fought the DOJ in the San Bernardino iPhone case. Authorities also dropped the San Bernardino lawsuit after they paid hackers with a history of selling software vulnerabilities to the government for a tool that cracked the device open.
Here is Capers’ letter in full:
“The government respectfully submits this letter to update the Court and the parties. Yesterday evening, an individual provided the passcode to the iPhone at issue in this case. Late last night, the government used that passcode by hand and gained access to the iPhone. Accordingly, the government no longer needs Apple’s assistance to unlock the iPhone, and withdraws its application.”
The rest is here: Feds scrap Apple lawsuit in New York
