FBI asks Apple to help unlock a mass shooter’s iPhone

[Yoni Heisler]

The FBI recently asked Apple for help unlocking a pair of iPhones that belonged to Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the man accused of killing three people during a mass shooting at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida last month.

The FBI was granted permission to search the contents of the seized iPhones, but they've been unable to get past the lock screen. Consequently, the FBI sent a letter to Apple's general counsel asking for the company to provide some assistance.

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