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iOS 26.4.2: Apple Fixes iPhone Flaw Used By FBI To Read Deleted Messages
The patch closes a vulnerability that let the FBI recover stored Signal message previews from an iPhone, Signal said.
- On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 26.4.2, a security update addressing vulnerability CVE-2026-28950 where notifications marked for deletion were unexpectedly retained on devices.
- FBI investigators previously exploited a flaw in Notification Services to access deleted Signal messages from a suspect's iPhone during a recent federal trial.
- Trial testimony revealed defendant Lynette Sharp's incoming message previews were stored on the lock screen; Apple confirmed the fix retroactively deletes these retained fragments.
- Signal thanked Apple for the patch, stating "the bugs that allowed this to happen have been fixed in the latest iOS release." Users can install via Settings.
- Users can mitigate future risks by adjusting Signal's "Notification Content" setting to "No Name or Content," preventing sensitive previews from appearing on lock screens.
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Apple bug fix stops FBI from recovering deleted Signal messages
Recently, the FBI recovered old Signal messages from a suspect's iPhone, despite the messages and the app having been deleted. Now, Apple has fixed the loophole that allowed it to happen.Signal is a popular secure messaging app, so the news that the FBI had extracted Signal messages from an iPhone was concerning for Signal users, even though the bug originated with Apple, not Signal itself. In this case, the FBI was able to recover deleted Signa…
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