In Other News: iOS 26 Deletes Spyware Evidence, Shadow Escape Attack, Cyber Exec Sold Secrets to Russia

According to iVerify, Apple’s iOS 26 is overwriting the shutdown.log file on every device reboot, removing potential evidence of Pegasus and Predator spyware infections. The security note also highlights Shadow Escape, a stealthy zero-click attack that affects organisations using MCP with any AI assistant and is capable of exfiltrating vast amounts of data from inside a network.

The US Justice Department has charged Peter Williams, a former Trenchant cyber executive at L3Harris, with allegedly stealing trade secrets and selling them to a Russian buyer for $1.3 million, though the indictment does not name the companies involved or identify the buyer. The piece frames these items as part of SecurityWeek’s weekly “In Other News” roundup of noteworthy developments.