Article Title: Indicted NYC Mayor Adams to FBI: I, uh, forgot my phone’s passcode | I think it starts with a 2?
Snippet of Article: "...November 7, Adams turned in his personal cellphone "in response to a subpoena," but the phone was locked with a passcode. Passcodes are not unusual—indeed, they are recommended for nearly all users—but in this case there was a hitch. Adams, who continued to pledge his full cooperation, told the FBI that he couldn't remember the code....on November 5, Adams had gotten wind of the investigation into his finances after the FBI raided one of his associates. When he heard this, he changed his personal cell phone passcode, increasing its length from four digits to six.
According to Adams, this was done to "prevent members of his staff from inadvertently or intentionally deleting the contents of his phone" so that Adams could "preserve the contents of his phone due to the investigation."
Unfortunately, Adams told the FBI, he couldn't remember this new password he had set just two days before. And so the pristinely preserved personal phone was locked and without a key. ...As part of its investigation, the FBI asked if one of his staffers would speak to them in a voluntary interview. The woman agreed, and she then "falsely denied the criminal conduct of herself and ADAMS," says the indictment.
But the most interesting bit was her behavior. In the middle of the interview, the staffer left to use the bathroom "and, while there, deleted the encrypted messaging applications she had used to communicate with ADAMS, the Promoter, the Turkish Official, the Airline Manager, and others."
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Source: arstechnica.com
