FBI繞開蘋果 另請高手成功破解加密iPhone

The FBI has managed to break into the iPhone belonging to alleged San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook without Apple's help.

在沒有蘋果公司協助的情況下，美國聯邦調查局已成功破解聖貝納迪諾槍擊案嫌犯塞義德·法魯克的iPhone。

"The government has now successfully accessed the data stored on Farook's iPhone and therefore no longer requires the assistance from Apple," the Justice Department said in the filing.

司法部在文件中表示：“美國政府現在已經成功訪問存儲在法魯克的iPhone中的數據了，因此不再需要來自蘋果公司的幫助了。”

It is unclear what useful data, if any, was found on Mr Farook's device.

目前還不清楚從法魯克的設備上發現了什麼樣的有用的數據。

The FBI had earlier this month requested Apple's help in getting pass the passcode lock on the phone, but was rebuffed by Apple, which cited issues of privacy and a need to preserve strong encryption.

FBI在本月早些時候曾請求蘋果幫助解鎖這部手機，但蘋果以保護隱私以及維護加密技術的強度爲由，拒絕了這一請求。

The move comes a week after officials announced a "third party" had come forward to help investigators unlock the phone.

一週前官員們宣佈已請來"第三方"幫助調查人員解鎖這部手機。

Apple's opposition to helping the government get phone data prompted a national debate in the US over digital privacy rights and national security. The FBI had argued it would impossible to access the device without Apple creating a backdoor.

蘋果拒絕幫助政府獲取手機上的數據引發了就美國數字隱私權和國家安全的全國性的辯論。聯邦調查局也曾一度認爲，如果蘋果公司不去打開一個後門，他們將無法訪問該設備。