FBI reveals price paid to unlock iPhone

The FBI paid more than $1 million to the company that gained access to San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook's iPhone for their hacking services, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday, according to CNN.

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When asked how much the agency spent on cracking the device, Comey, who was speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in London, said, "A lot. Let's see, more than I will make in the remainder of this job, which is seven years and four months, for sure."

Read alsoCalifornia shooters likely planned multiple attacks - U.S. officialThe FBI director's annual salary is $181,500, so that's roughly $1,331,000.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the FBI said it had managed to get access to the locked iPhone in a San Bernardino case with the help of hackers.

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