The iPhone 5c believed to contain evidence from the San Bernadino shootings is in the news yet again. This time, the FBI supposedly sent cash to hackers for help — are they serious?

Secret sources tell WaPo that a mysterious gray-hat gang got paid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In return, the hackers provided a zero-day vulnerability in iOS 9 (or perhaps more than one). The bug(s) were then exploited to permit the FBI to break into a Syed Farook’s iPhone 5c.

In IT Blogwatch, bloggers visualize panic on the streets of Cupertino. Your humble blogwatcher curated these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Not to mention: That Led Zeppelin knock-off allegation is old news…

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