Thursday, February 18, 2016

"FBI Can Use Dead Suspects' Fingerprints To Open iPhones -- It Might Be Cops' Best Bet" - Forbes

"And despite suggestions Apple can't facilitate
this on iPhones, security experts say it can, even
on the latest hardware. "Apple can provide a
signed custom firmware image that can allow
the FBI to bruteforce the PIN without having to
worry about the phone wiping after 10 failed
attempts," Wardle noted, pointing towards
an excellent blog at Trail of Bits...."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/02/18/fbi-fingerprint-iphone-apple-san-bernardino-attacks/#26784c1d7d87