Apple Addresses Security Bug Allowing Law Enforcement to Retrieve Deleted Messages from iPhones
Apple released a software update to fix a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract deleted or disappearing messages from iPhones. The issue stemmed from notifications containing message content being cached for up to a month, even after the messages were deleted. The fix was backported to older iOS 18 versions, addressing concerns raised by privacy advocates and Signal's leadership.
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