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Signal Phishing Campaign Targets Journalists and Activists to Steal Backup Recovery Keys

Attackers are texting Signal users posing as Support, asking for backup recovery keys. Once obtained, they can decrypt the entire message history, not just future chats. A phishing campaign is currently targeting Signal users with text messages that impersonate Signal Support and ask them to hand over their backup recovery key. The message looks urgent,…

iOS Flaw Let Deleted Notifications Linger, Apple Issues Fix

Apple fixed an iOS flaw that kept deleted notifications on devices, allowing recovery of messages, including from apps like Signal. Apple released updates for iOS and iPadOS to address the vulnerability CVE-2026-28950, a flaw in Notification Services that stored notifications even after deletion. This logging issue could allow recovery of sensitive data, including messages from…

SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools

Bootable Linux recovery environments occupy a specific niche in the systems administration and incident response toolkit. SystemRescue, an Arch-based live distribution built for repairing unbootable systems and recovering data from damaged drives, has shipped version 13.00 with a new long-term supported kernel, updated storage tools, and several additions to its command-line toolset. Kernel and storage…

Eon Launches Ransomware Protection for Cloud Databases

As enterprises move critical workloads to managed cloud databases, a growing ransomware recovery gap is emerging across modern cloud infrastructure. Eon is aiming to close that gap with new ransomware protection designed specifically for managed cloud database environments. The new capability expands Eon’s ransomware protection suite and focuses on detecting corruption and restoring trusted data…

Slide Announces $70M Series B Round & EMEA Expansion

Slide, a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform designed exclusively for managed services providers (MSPs), announced Tuesday it has raised $70 million in Series B funding as the company accelerates product development and expands internationally. The round was led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, with participation from Base10, Outsiders Fund, futurepresent, Vine Ventures,…

CloudCasa expands Red Hat OpenShift data protection across edge and hybrid cloud

CloudCasa has announced enhancements to its backup and recovery platform designed to support Red Hat OpenShift environments across core, edge, and hybrid cloud deployments. The latest CloudCasa updates introduce SMB protocol support as a backup storage target, enabling organizations to leverage existing SMB-based storage, including deployments using an SMB operator on Red Hat OpenShift clusters,…