CIA Was Trying To Hack Apple iPhones: report
The Intercept did not clarify whether U.S. intelligence researchers had succeeded in breaking Apple's encryption coding.
Last September, Apple strengthened encryption methods for data stored on iPhones, saying the changes meant the company no longer had any way to extract customer data on the devices, even if a government ordered it to with a search warrant. Google also announced plans to increase the use of stronger encryption tools.