HIGH: Apple Patches iOS Notification Bug That Let the FBI Pull Deleted Signal Messages Off an iPhone (CVE-2026-28950)
Apple shipped iOS 26.4.2, iPadOS 26.4.2, iOS 18.7.8, and iPadOS 18.7.8 to fix CVE-2026-28950, a data retention flaw in the Notification Services framework that kept the text of deleted notifications in an internal database. The FBI used the bug to recover Signal message content from a seized iPhone after the Signal app had been deleted. Patch every managed iPhone today and enforce preview redaction on sensitive messaging apps.