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There was an Apple bug that allowed restoring information from their notification system. So Apple leaked info from Apps that used the notifications. From any App. Why is this talking about Signal? Why not a "Apple patches bug that allowed access to E2E encrypted WhatsApp messages"? Why not "bug that allowed access to your call history even after deletion"? Because those are all equally true. What's reason we are talking about Signal here.
And to add more context: the exact same was true for the other "Signal bug/hack/exploit" articles I mentioned. No actual connection to Signal at all, yet that was always the story told.
Apple fucks up and leaks all private information that passes through their notification system? "Bug that allowed to read Signal messages!" Idiot fell for phishing attempt and logged into a fake website giving someone else full access to their device? "Hacker managed to access XY's Signal account!". I left my door standing wide open when leaving to work and got robbed? "Locked doors don't actually protect your stuff!"
Those 3 statements are equally stupid. I am pretty sure the third one would trigger you to question either my sanity or if I think you are an idiot and why I would try to convince you that doors are useless. Why don't the other two?
That's very easy to answer. Signal comes up here because that's what actually happened in the case that brought the bug to light.
The FBI recovered message content from the Apple notification service that happened to come from Signal, and used it to secure a conviction against people who used Signal in planning their anti-ICE activities
Unlucky for Signal from a PR perspective but that's just what actually happened, so people write about that rather than hypotheticals where other encrypted messaging apps would have suffered the same issue.
Agreed, this is very weird that signal is being mentioned at all.
Not at all, if you actually read the article, in which the connection to Signal is laid out clearly.