FBI stymied by Apple’s Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist’s phone
TL;DR
The FBI seized a journalist's iPhone but couldn't access its data due to Apple's Lockdown Mode, though they accessed her laptop via fingerprint. This occurred during a search related to a Pentagon leak investigation.
Source: ars TECHNICA
The FBI has so far been unable to access data from a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone because it was protected by Apple’s Lockdown Mode when agents seized the device from the reporter’s home, the U.S. government said in a court filing. FBI agents were able to access the reporter’s work laptop by telling her to place her index finger on the MacBook Pro’s fingerprint reader, however. This occurred during the Jan. 14 search at the Virginia home of reporter Hannah Natanson. The FBI executed a search warrant at Natanson’s home as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of illegally leaking classified data. Government investigators want to read Natanson’s Signal messages, and were able to view at least some of them on her work laptop. Full Story