Source: The FBI Has Successfully Unlocked The iPhone Without Apple’s Help : The Two-Way : NPR
The Justice Department says it is withdrawing its legal action against Apple because it has been able to get data from a terrorist’s phone. A spokeswoman says the FBI is reviewing the data.
It took FBI investigators about a week to test a third-party tool and successfully crack the San Bernardino shooters’ iPhone passcode.
Everyone at the FBI responsible for either a) lying about the need to force Apple to do something and/or b) taking 5 months to use a third-party tool when national security was/is at stake, should be reprimanded (or fired if/as appropriate).