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<p>The FBI has
decided it will not divulge the details of how it successfully hacked into the San Bernardino iPhone to Apple, having
found a method at the last-minute just hours before going to court in late March. However, in an attempt to appear helpful and cooperative, the FBI gave Apple its first security tipoff under the
Vulnerability Equities Process this month.</p>
<p>Reuters reports the
FBI informed Apple of a security flaw affecting iOS and Mac software on April 14th, as part of a process that balances the needs of law enforcement to hack devices and the needs of manufacturers to patch found flaws before criminals can use them …</p>
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