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In an investigation, the FBI managed to unlock an iPhone 11 Pro without asking for help from Apple. The maneuver was successful thanks to the GrayKey box, developed by a former Apple firm, reports Clubic .

The FBI wanted to unlock the iPhone 11 of a man suspected of helping his brother leave the United States after being convicted. His lawyer says the authorities could not use the suspect's face to unlock the device.

The FBI accessed data from a locked #iPhone 11 Pro Max with GrayKey ➡️ https://t.co/B6Yln2gLqu pic.twitter.com/T9do9DTDvg

- iPhoneAddict.fr | Apple News 📱 (@iPhoneAddictFr) January 16, 2020

Apple refuses to collaborate

The GrayKey box, developed by Grayshift, costs around $ 30,000. The system has been in existence for several years but until now only worked for iPhones running iOS 12 or earlier. This time, the box has managed to unlock an iOS 13 smartphone, and especially the latest model (and therefore the most difficult to hack in theory).

For several years, the FBI and the US government have been trying to push Apple to create a "backdoor" on its iPhone, which would allow authorities and intelligence to access certain information on a smartphone. For now, Apple still refuses to create this "backdoor", believing that it would endanger the entire ecosystem of the iPhone as well as the personal data of its users.

"We are helping Apple all the time in trade and many other areas, but they refuse to unlock the phones of killers, dealers and other violent criminals," Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday. "They will have to collaborate and help our great country, now! "

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