Here are your Apple Rumors for today:
Hack: A new report claims that Cellebrite didn’t help the FBI hack Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5c, reports The Washington Post. The new piece cites unnamed sources that claim the FBI actually bought the hack to break into the iPhone 5c belonging to the San Bernardino shooter from professional hackers. The FBI only paid a one-time fee to the hackers. AAPL wants to know how the process was done so that it can patch it, but the FBI isn’t willing to give that information up.
Bug: The January 1, 1970 bug is back on iPhones running iOS 9.3 or older, MacRumors notes. The bug affecting Apple devices can be triggered on iPhones via a Wi-Fi network. If a network named “attwifi” is accessed by the owners of an iPhone, the device will continue to connect to other networks with the same name. This can result in malicious networks gaining access to the device and forcing it to set its date back to January 1, 1970, which results in the smartphone being bricked.
iPhone: A new rumor claims that a previously leaked iPhone 7 image is real, reports AppleInsider. The image shows the back of a device that claims to be of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7. It features a spot for a Smart Connector and has a dual-camera setup with a slight raise around the lenses. The rumor also claims that the device won’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack, but will instead pair up with Bluetooth Earpods. It claims that the wireless Earpods will link to the device via the Lightning connector and that this is how they will be charged.
