A government official tells CBS News the FBI now owns the rights to the method it obtained from a third party

A federal judge has vacated her order compelling Apple to unlock the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone, officially ending the legal case. A government official tells CBS News the FBI now owns the rights to the method it obtained from a third party. CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Apple's pressure to find out how investigators bypassed its security and implications for other locked devices reportedly linked to crimes. Klieman is also the wife of New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, who has called on Apple to help law enforcement access cell phones.

• Mar 30, 2016
• 03:47

The FBI says it has unlocked the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone without help from Apple

The FBI says it has unlocked the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone without help from Apple. The government Monday ended its high-stakes legal fight with the tech giant. FBI experts were able to access the data with help from a third party. Apple says the case should not have been brought. Jan Crawford reports from Washington with why the privacy versus security fight is not over.

• Mar 29, 2016
• 02:43

Levchin also co-founded Paypal and was the chairman of Yelp

In a court filing Thursday, Apple hit back at the government over the order to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. FBI Director James Comey said Thursday it was the "hardest question" he has seen in government. Max Levchin, Paypal co-founder who is now co-founder and CEO of financial tech company Affirm, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the Apple's fight with the government.

• Feb 26, 2016
• 05:36

The tech giant says the government is seeking "dangerous power"

Apple is asking a federal judge to reverse her order telling the company to help the FBI unlock the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone. The tech giant says the government is seeking "dangerous power." Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft are expected to file legal briefs supporting Apple. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Feb 26, 2016
• 01:59

CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the federal judge's order

CBS News legal expert Rikki Klieman joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the federal judge's order for Apple to help unlock one of the San Bernardino killer's phone. FBI believes the iPhone could contain crucial information. Klieman is married to New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton who has called on Apple to help law enforcement access cell phones.

• Feb 17, 2016
• 02:20

The FBI confirms the attackers shared radical, extremist views long before they shared wedding vows

Thursday marks the first funeral for a victim of the San Bernardino massacre that killed 14 people. Investigators met with survivors and family members in private at the scene of the shootings Wednesday to answer their questions. The FBI confirms the attackers, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, shared radical, extremist views long before they shared wedding vows. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 10, 2015
• 02:55

The FBI says the San Bernardino shooters were radicalized "for quite some time,” but investigators don't know how or why

The FBI says the San Bernardino shooters were radicalized "for quite some time,” but investigators don't know how or why. A newly-released photo shows Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik at Chicago's O'Hare Airport last year in Malik's first-known visit to the U.S. Officials say the couple's preparation for the terror attack included practicing their shooting. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 8, 2015
• 02:47

Since the San Bernardino shooting massacre, few people who knew the two killers well have come forward

Since the San Bernardino shooting massacre, few people who knew the two killers well have come forward. But a former co-worker and college classmate of one of the suspects, Syed Rizwan Farook, is providing some key insight into the troubles he says Farook was facing over the last few years. David Begnaud reports.

• Dec 7, 2015
• 03:12

Investigators are still looking for the exact motive that led the suspects to kill 14 people and wound 21 others at a holiday party

Investigators are still looking for the exact motive that led suspects Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, to kill 14 people and wound 21 others at a holiday party. Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 7, 2015
• 02:27

Former FBI senior criminal profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole has had 25 years of experience investigating mass shootings

Former FBI senior criminal profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole has had 25 years of experience investigating mass shootings, including the Columbine High School massacre. O'Toole joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the investigation into the shooting suspects, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik.

• Dec 3, 2015
• 03:33

Man admits buying rifles in San Bernardino attack

Enrique Marquez Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to providing the high-powered rifles used to kill 14 people in the December 2015 attack

• Feb 16, 2017

San Bernardino shooter's brother found guilty in immigration case

The 31-year-old brother of Syed Rizwan Farook pleaded guilty in an immigration fraud case stemming from the probe into the San Bernardino killings

• Jan 10, 2017

Prosecutors: Alleged San Bernardino gun buyer knew aspiring jihadists

Enrique Marquez Jr. had ties to a California group who tried to fly to Afghanistan to join al Qaeda, federal prosecutors say

• Jun 2, 2016

Feds file suit to seize San Bernardino shooter's life insurance

U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles filed the civil asset forfeiture lawsuit for the two policies worth a total of $275,000

• May 31, 2016

How the FBI might hack an iPhone without Apple's help

Cybersecurity experts say the government may have a few options for getting into a terrorist's locked iPhone

• Mar 22, 2016

Apple tells Feds: "The Founders would be appalled"

Company says helping the FBI unlock a terrorist's iPhone would be "dangerous"

• Mar 16, 2016

Feds: Locked iPhone likely holds evidence of attack

Justice Department accuses Apple of cooperating with China while fighting FBI over terrorist's iPhone

• Mar 10, 2016

Apple finds out who its friends are in battle with FBI

Tech companies, security experts and others file court briefs in the dispute over access to terrorist's iPhone

• Mar 4, 2016

FBI admits "mistake" in handling terrorist's iPhone

FBI Director James Comey tells Congress, resetting the San Bernardino gunman's iCloud password didn't help matters

• Mar 1, 2016

Apple, FBI to face off in Congress over locked iPhone

At congressional hearing, Apple and top law enforcement officials will be grilled about security, privacy, and the San Bernardino gunman's phone

• Mar 1, 2016

FBI searches home of San Bernardino killer's sibling

Agents execute search warrant in wake of Apple's refusal to comply with federal judge's order regarding shooter's iPhone

• Feb 18, 2016

What's next in legal fight over San Bernardino killer's iPhone?

CBS News legal analyst says Apple has two choices after court orders tech giant to help unlock Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone

• Feb 17, 2016

​FBI unable to crack San Bernardino killers' cell phone

Testifying to Congress, FBI Director James Comey cited the case as an example of how encryption is affecting counterterrorism efforts

• Feb 9, 2016

Friend of San Bernardino shooters pleads not guilty

Enrique Marquez pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of conspiring with one of the shooters and to provide material support to terrorists

• Jan 6, 2016

FBI asks public for help with San Bernardino shooters' timeline

FBI official said investigators are specifically seeking information about an 18-minute gap in the timeline of the deadly attack

• Jan 5, 2016

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