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FBI ‘Going Dark’ whopper: Locked out of only 1,200 phones, not 7,775

FBI Director Christopher Wray repeatedly trotted out 7,775 as the number of encrypted mobile devices the FBI was unable to hack into during 2017. The Washington Post reported that the real number of locked phones is closer to 1,200, according to an internal estimate conducted last week. The FBI said the problem stemmed from the use of three distinct databases that led to repeated counting of phones. The bureau maintains, Going Dark remains a serious problem for the FBI, as well as other federal, state, local and international law enforcement partnerss.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3275704/fbi-going-dark-whopper-locked-out-of-only-1200-phones-not-7775.html

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