iPhone forensics expose Signal messages after app removal in U.S. case
2026-04-13T14:51:50Z•7a0b4bbf7e7d138c3525d03d3718f08c2a7d0e1638025a3b9f1e707240a53157
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This collection of Security Affairs reports covers multiple high-impact incidents and research: forensic analysis shows Signal messages can be recovered from iPhones after app removal in a U.S. FBI case (mobile privacy implication); Citizen Lab finds law‑enforcement use of the Webloc ad‑tracking tool to follow up to 500M devices; Iran‑linked group Handala claims large breaches of Dubai organizations; a CPUID watering‑hole replaced CPU‑Z/HWMonitor installers with STX RAT payloads; Adobe released emergency fixes for an actively exploited Acrobat Reader vulnerability (CVE-2026-34621); hackers say
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