Apple ordered to help FBI hack San Bernardino shooter's iPhone

A judge ordered Apple Tuesday to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of a gunman who along with his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December, even after Apple said months ago its hands were tied when it came to hacking the phone.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym ruled Apple should supply highly specialized software the FBI can load onto the phone to cripple a security encryption feature that erases data after too many unsuccessful unlocking attempts.

Officials can't access the phone used by gunman Syed Farook because they don't know his passcode. By default, Apple has encrypted its iPhones to allow them only to be accessed using a passcode. Read more...