This seems a bit more complicated than simply saying they made a mistake, though. If they didn't do this, someone who knew the password could have wiped the bac

This seems a bit more complicated than simply saying they made a mistake, though. If they didn't do this, someone who knew the password could have wiped the backups or changed other info, and then everyone would be yelling at the FBI for not having the employer change the password. So it's a choice between potentially leaving the device/backups open to tampering, and whatever the hell the situation is now.