The FBI was given access to unreleased technology from Cellebrite in order to access the Samsung Android phone of the person identified as the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump, Bloomberg News reports citing “people familiar with the investigation.” A bullet during the assassination attempt came less than a quarter of an inch from entering Trump’s head and killed one attendee while critically injuring two others.
Margi Murphy and Katrina Manson for Bloomberg News:
The local FBI bureau in Pittsburgh held a license for Cellebrite software, which lets law enforcement identify or bypass a phone’s passcode. But it didn’t work with Crooks’ device, according to the people, who said the deceased shooter owned a newer Samsung model that runs Android’s operating system.
The agents called Cellebrite’s federal team, which liaises with law enforcement and government agencies, according to the people.
Within hours, Cellebrite transferred to the FBI in Quantico, Virginia, additional technical support and new software that was still being developed. The details about the unsuccessful initial attempt to access the phone, and the unreleased software, haven’t been previously reported.
Once the FBI had the Cellebrite software update, unlocking the phone took 40 minutes, according to reporting in the Washington Post, which first detailed the FBI’s use of Cellebrite.
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Trump lives rent free in people minds. Everything implies about Trump. That’s hilarious.
Kuli, you live brain free
and vance and countless other republicans live rent free in trumps rectum.
Witty, bless your heart.
Joe,
Remember how much better this country when people and dumb as you were locked up in mental institutions?
Normal adult thoughts don’t venture into the idea of a man living in another man’s rectum. Consider as fact that your brain suffered arrested development at age 12. Seek help.
@MDN, Really? You are going to use such a monumental incident like this to promote Apple?
that is low….
He’s not garbage?
How low can the Democrat Party go? Well, it just chose to assassinate the opposing candidate for President because the Democrat Incumbent is a Geriatric Depends Wearing Sociopathic Thug who was not going to win the 2024 election. That is pretty low isn’t it?
At least he was very presidential and resigned with a tweet. Being official in a matter like this is so stuffy, stogy and so last century. Now, let’s be unburdened by the time that burdens us.
Lol!
Joe didn’t write a thing. It wasn’t even his signature on the “letter”
Vincent
The FBI won’t need to crack phones. They’ll have Apple Intelligence watching over everybody’s shoulders reporting back to the nanny state all the “bad” things everyone is doing.