Hacker Lexicon: What Are White Hat, Gray Hat, and Black Hat Hackers?

After much speculation over who provided the FBI with the mysterious solution for hacking into the San Bernardino iPhone, the Washington Post reported this week that it was a “gray hat” hacker who came forward to save the day for the feds.

According to the Post, the hacker, along with one or more associates, found a zero-day flaw in the iOS 9 software running on the San Bernardino iPhone 5C and sold it to the government for a one-time fee. This allowed the feds to bypass security features on the phone to crack its password.

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