FBI Director James Comey revealed today that the FBI spent over a million dollars to crack the iPhone by Syed Farook. After nearly a month, the feds failed to discover anything significant on the device.
The phone, which has been the cause of the apprehension of Apple and the FBI and has been in the hands of all the media lately, was of no value to the investigations, as it did not contain elements that could link Farook to radical Islamic terrorist groups.
The FBI has always argued that unlocking Farook's phone could save lives of American citizens from future attacks.
But the attempt to break it has proved to be completely useless. It cost, much more, without bringing any desired results.
Mr. Comey did not directly mention her price του εργαλείου που χρησιμοποιήθηκε για το hack του iPhone, αλλά μπορούμε να βγάλουμε το συμπέρασμα μόνοι μας από την απάντηση που έδωσε σε μια ερώτηση σε ένα συνέδριο security held in London.
When asked how much FBI paid for the tool he used to unlock the device, Mr. Comey replied:
"A lot, more than I will get until I retire, that is, in seven years and four months, that is for sure."
The rest are just mathematics. Comey gets about 180.000 dollars a year, and his 7,3 years remain in service.
Total 1.3 million dollars.
