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352 FBI Couldn't Get Into Reporter's iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

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msmash @ Slashdot · 02/05/2026 09:00 EDT

FBI Couldn't Get Into Reporter's iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter's seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records. 404Media: The court record shows what devices and data the FBI was able to ultimately access, and which devices it could not, after raiding the home of the reporter, Hannah Natanson, in January as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information. It also provides rare insigh

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