A powerful iPhone-hacking technique known as DarkSword has been discovered in use by Russian hackers. It can take over devices running iOS 18 that simply visit infected websites.
A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.
By AJ Vicens March 18 (Reuters) - A powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple iPhones was planted on dozens of websites ...
A new powerful iPhone spyware, 'Darksword,' was found on Ukrainian websites, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of Apple devices.
An extension I used almost every day was bought by a new owner and loaded up with spyware. It happened in 2024, but Google only removed it this week.
The DarkSword iOS exploit chain was used by the Russian APT behind the Coruna exploit in attacks targeting Ukraine.
Russia has repurposed stolen U.S.-made multi-million-dollar spyware to attack and steal personal data from the Ukrainian government and citizens.
A researcher has discovered another method to bypass WhatsApp’s View Once feature, but Meta does not plan to patch it.