# iOS 26.4.2 Patches flaw that let FBI extract deleted signal messages

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/ios-26-4-2-patches-flaw-that-let-fbi-extract-deleted-signal-messages/37359
**Category:** News
**Tags:** software, article
**Created:** 2026-04-22T20:53:44Z
**Posts:** 18
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## Post 18 by @anon92947183 — 2026-04-27T07:53:12Z

I’ve had a more in depth look into this and via DNS. Since activating the Mullvad patch, there has definitely been no outside tunnel leaks.

Apple’s own (e.g. [gateway.icloud.com](http://gateway.icloud.com), [metrics.icloud.com](http://metrics.icloud.com), [mask.icloud.com](http://mask.icloud.com), [mask-api.icloud.com](http://mask-api.icloud.com)) all favoured Apple routing and would frequently ping from my true IP. Their weather one did, too, which was quite frustrating as that weather uses current location. I’ve not had a single instance of this since the Mullvad patch and, prior to this, they would expose my true IP several times a day!

In fairness, I didn’t see any other apps bypass the VPN other than Apple. I know it’s possible, and I don’t keep logs for long, but I hadn’t noticed. Although I tried to test this with different apps open prior to making the connection to Mullvad, it always seemed to be Apple domains only.

I’ll update again when I get the inevitable update issue, which I’m not looking forward to as I’ll have to update without the VPN on…. Although I do have Proton VPN I could use for that brief period.

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