This lawsuit stems from the FBI's attempts earlier this year to break through the Apple iPhone's encryption system and access any pertinent data relating to its investigation of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. The FBI first attempted to coerce Apple into building a backdoor, then reportedly paid more than $1 million for a "third-party solution" after their initial efforts were rebuffed by both the company and the courts. Whatever that solution entailed worked, sorta. The FBI were able to access the phone but found nothing that furthered its investigation and in doing so further heightened the public's distaste for governmental surveillance.