A Washington Post report says the FBI paid a group of hackers a one-time fee to pinpoint a zero-day security flaw to unlock an iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter. At least one of these researchers is a gray hat hacker, the kind open to helping governments spy on people, the Post is reporting. This could be a strong narrative choice by the FBI, but it also makes Apple look weak. The FBI responded to Gizmodo via email, though it did not answer our questions about the third party.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/report-the-fbi-paid-some-dodgy-hackers-a-one-time-fee-1770646151