Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 12:13 PM PDT · April 22, 2026 Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically from messaging apps. This was because notifications that displayed the messages’ content were also cached on the device for up to a month. In a security notice on its website, Apple said that the bug meant “notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device.” This is a clear reference to an issue revealed by 404 Media earlier this month. The independent news outlet reported that the FBI had been able to extract deleted Signal messages from someone’s iPhone using forensic tools, due to the fact that the content of the messages had been displayed in

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