---
title: "FBI will help US agencies with tools to unlock encrypted devices"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/fbi-will-help-us-agencies-with-tools-to-unlock-encrypted-devices/"
date: "2016-04-04T02:18:00+00:00"
section: "Mobile"
tags:
  - "Encryption"
  - "Mobile Security"
source: "cso.com.au"
source_url: "http://www.cso.com.au/article/597226/fbi-will-help-us-agencies-tools-unlock-encrypted-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeed"
---

# FBI will help US agencies with tools to unlock encrypted devices

April 4, 2016 · Reported by cso.com.au

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2016/fbi-will-help-us-agencies-with-tools-to-unlock-encrypted-devices.png)

> The FBI has promised to help local law enforcement authorities crack encrypted devices, in a letter that refers to the federal agency’s success in accessing the data on an iPhone 5c running iOS 9 that was used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists.

[Read the full article at cso.com.au](http://www.cso.com.au/article/597226/fbi-will-help-us-agencies-tools-unlock-encrypted-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeed)

**Tags:** [Encryption](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/encryption/) · [Mobile Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/mobile-security/)