FBI Uses Cellebrite Tools to Crack Thomas Crooks’ Phone and Upend Assumptions About Security

Scientists using Cellebrite to crack a phone

After the assassination attempt of former President Trump the FBI initially struggled to access his phone but cracked it in 40 minutes with Cellebrite’s unreleased tools and technical support. How do Cellebrite’s tools work? Can anybody use tools to access my iPhone? How secure is my iPhone, really? Should I be worried about my privacy?