FBI Accesses Encrypted Signal Messages via Push Notifications

A recent discovery has revealed that the FBI can access encrypted Signal messages through push notifications on iPhones. Even after the Signal app was removed from the device, the notifications remained in the phone's internal memory, allowing the FBI to obtain the contents of the messages.

This issue is not limited to Signal, as any app that sends push notifications is vulnerable. However, Signal users can adjust their settings to hide the content of messages and sender names in notifications. To do this, users can open Signal, go to Settings, then Notifications, and change the option to Name Only or No Name or Content.

Iran's Internet Blackout Continues

Despite a ceasefire in the US-Iran conflict, tens of millions of Iranians remain without regular internet access. The regime-imposed internet blackout has surpassed 1,000 hours, making it one of the longest in Iranian history and worldwide.

The internet shutdown has had severe consequences, including depriving Iranians of accurate news, preventing them from contacting loved ones, and causing economic harm to the nation. The Iranian regime has also labeled anti-censorship tools as malicious and claimed to have arrested individuals using Starlink internet connections to bypass the block.

Cryptocurrency Scams on the Rise

The FBI's annual internet crime report has revealed that Americans lost over $20 billion to cybercrime in 2025, with more than half of the reported losses linked to cryptocurrency scams. The most common crime reports included business email compromise, tech and customer support scams, personal data breaches, and confidence or romance scams.

Gmail Expands End-to-End Encryption to Mobile

Google has expanded Gmail's end-to-end encryption to its Android and iOS apps, allowing enterprise users to compose and read encrypted messages natively on mobile devices. However, this feature is only available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus customers with the Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus add-on, and is not supported for personal Gmail accounts.

Administrators must explicitly enable the Android and iOS clients in the admin interface before eligible users can access the feature, which is off by default. End users can then toggle encryption per-message by tapping the lock icon and selecting Additional encryption.