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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Hundreds of millions of iPhones can be hacked with a new tool found in the wild

DarkSword, a sophisticated iPhone hacking technique discovered in use by Russian hackers, can silently compromise hundreds of millions of iOS devices running older operating system versions through infected websites.
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fromTechRepublic
2 days ago

New Apple Hack: Up to 270M iPhones Vulnerable to 'DarkSword' Exploit

DarkSword, a powerful iPhone exploit kit discovered on compromised Ukrainian websites, silently compromises unpatched iPhones through watering hole attacks without leaving traditional traces.
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fromEngadget
3 days ago

A new iPhone hacking tool puts anyone still on iOS 18 at risk

DarkSword is a fileless iPhone hacking technique that steals sensitive data through malicious web pages and automatically deletes evidence, potentially affecting close to a quarter of iPhones running iOS 18.
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fromThe Verge
3 days ago

PSA: Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link

DarkSword, a new hacking tool targeting iPhones running iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2, exploits six vulnerabilities to steal messages, contacts, credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and personal data through malicious links.
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fromWIRED
3 days ago

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

A sophisticated iPhone hacking technique called DarkSword enables attackers to silently compromise iOS devices through infected websites, affecting hundreds of millions of users running older iOS versions.
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fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

Exclusive: Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware

A former Trenchant developer received an Apple alert that his iPhone was targeted by mercenary spyware, showing exploit creators can themselves become surveillance targets.
fromThe Hacker News
6 months ago

Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety

Memory Integrity Enforcement is built on the robust foundation provided by our secure memory allocators, coupled with Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE) in synchronous mode, and supported by extensive Tag Confidentiality Enforcement policies,
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