FBI Says That It Has Cracked Apple’s iPhone Encryption With Help From ‘Third Party’

KATIE BENNER and ERIC LICHTBLAU March 29, 2016 U.S. Says It Has Unlocked iPhone Without Apple SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department said on Monday that it had found a way to unlock an iPhone without help from Apple, allowing the agency to withdraw its legal effort to compel the tech company to assist in a mass-shooting investigation. The decision to drop the case — which involved