Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
Apple patched a critical iOS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28950) on April 22, 2026, that allowed law enforcement to extract deleted encrypted messaging app content from an internal notification database using forensic tools like Cellebrite. The flaw, which stored plaintext message previews at the operating system level even after users deleted apps or enabled disappearing messages, was revealed through an FBI terrorism prosecution in Texas, raising fundamental questions about whether device-level encryption can protect user privacy when the operating system itself retains plaintext copies of sensitive communications.