John McAfee claims his team of hackers can decrypt the iPhone in three weeks

Following Apple CEO Tim Cook's letter on opposing the U.S Federal judge's order to access information on an iPhone used by a gunman, antivirus software founder John McAfee offers a sweet deal that will leave both parties happy.

In a written op-ed that Business Insider was given permission to run, McAfee questioned why the FBI was unable to crack the encryption despite having all the resources that the U.S government could provide. He went on to elaborate that the FBI will not hire hackers who are deemed to be outliners of the society - the ones donning 24-inch purple mohawks, ear piercings and tattoos. In McAfee's opinion, these people are the best hackers in the world with "talents that defy normal human comprehension".

"With all due respect to Tim Cook and Apple, I work with a team of the best hackers on the planet. They attend Defcon in Las Vegas and they are legends in their local hacking groups, such as HackMiami. They are all prodigies, with talents that defy normal human comprehension. About 75% are social engineers. The remainder are hardcore coders. I would eat my shoe on the Neil Cavuto show if we could not break the encryption on the San Bernardino phone. This is a pure and simple fact."

McAfee then offered a deal to the FBI that his team will help to decrypt the information on the San Bernardino phone for free. Using social engineering, he said that his team of hackers will take about three weeks to complete the mission. If the FBI takes up the offer, it is a win-win situation where the authorities get what they want and Apple does not need to put a backdoor on its products. 

Source: Business Insider

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