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FBI Paid Over $1 Million for iPhone Hack

April 25, 2016

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid hackers more than $1 million to break into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, director James Comey said.

Asked at the Aspen Security Forum in London how much the US agency paid for help to get into the phone, Comey replied, “A lot.”

“More than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years and four months, for sure. But it was, in my view, worth it,” Comey said.

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