Researchers uncover “DarkSword,” a powerful iPhone exploit targeting millions via compromised websites. Learn how it works and how to protect your device.

Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page.

But if you’ve been putting off that iPhone update, now would be a very good time to go ahead. According to the reports, the attack uses a malicious iframe embedded in a page, which is about as nasty ...

Lookout Threat Labs, and iVerify published coordinated research in March 2026 on DarkSword, a JavaScript-based full-chain exploit that compromises iOS devices running versions 18.4 through 18.7 (some ...

Apple is encouraging people to update their iPhones in light of new research that has pointed to vulnerabilities in older versions of the iOS operating system.

An exploit called DarkSword targets Apple iPhone models running on iOS 18. Malaysian users should update to the latest OS ...

A sophisticated iOS exploit chain leverages multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and is targeting users in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine.

The ‘DarkSword’ attack technique can covertly steal messages, contacts, saved credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more ...

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.