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China’s Apple App Store infiltrated by crypto-stealing wallet apps
A set of 26 malicious apps on Apple App Store impersonate popular wallets, such as Metamask, Coinbase, Trust Wallet, and OneKey, to steal recovery or seed phrases and drain them of cryptocurrency assets. The threat actor used multiple methods to imitate official products, including typosquatting and fake branding, to lure users in China into downloading […]
Apple expands iOS 18 updates to more iPhones to block DarkSword attacks
Apple has now made it possible for more iPhones still running iOS 18 to receive security updates that protect against the actively exploited DarkSword exploit kit. “We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7 for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security protections from web […]
WhatsApp rolls out more AI features, iOS multi-account support
WhatsApp is rolling out multiple features designed to make the app easier to use, including AI-powered message replies and photo retouching, support for two accounts on iOS, and chat history transfer between iOS and Android devices. Meta said that after the new updates, users will be able to touch up images in the chat before […]
Coruna iOS exploit framework linked to Triangulation attacks
The Coruna exploit kit is an evolution of the framework used in the Operation Triangulation espionage campaign, which in 2023 targeted iPhones via zero-click iMessage exploits. The software has been expanded to target modern hardware, specifically including Apple’s A17 and M3 chips, as well as operating systems up to iOS 17.2. Coruna contains five full iOS […]
CISA orders feds to patch DarkSword iOS flaws exploited attacks
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies to patch three iOS vulnerabilities targeted in cryptocurrency theft and cyberespionage attacks using the DarkSword exploit kit. As Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and iVerify researchers revealed last week, the DarkSword delivery framework abuses a chain of six vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-31277, CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2026-20700, CVE-2025-14174, CVE-2025-43510, and CVE-2025-43520. These flaws enable […]
New DarkSword iOS exploit used in infostealer attack on iPhones
A new exploit kit for iOS devices and delivery framework dubbed “DarkSword” has been used to steal a wide range of personal information, including data from cryptocurrency wallet apps. DarkSword targets iPhones running iOS 18.4 through 18.7 and is linked to multiple actors, including UNC6353, suspected to be Russian, who used the Coruna exploit chain disclosed earlier this month. […]
Apple patches older iPhones and iPads against Coruna exploits
Apple has released security updates to patch older iPhones and iPads against a set of vulnerabilities targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. Some of these security flaws have already been addressed in earlier updates for newer iOS device models, starting in September 2023. “This fix associated with the Coruna exploit,” Apple […]
CISA warns feds to patch iOS flaws exploited in crypto-theft attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to patch three iOS security flaws targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. As Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) researchers revealed earlier this week, Coruna uses multiple exploit chains targeting 23 iOS vulnerabilities, many of which were deployed in zero-day attacks. […]
Spyware-grade Coruna iOS exploit kit now used in crypto theft attacks
A previously undocumented set of 23 iOS exploits named “Coruna” has been deployed by multiple threat actors in targeted espionage campaigns and financially motivated attacks. The Coruna kit contains five full iOS exploit chains, the most sophisticated leveraging non-public techniques and mitigation bypasses, for iOS versions 13.0 through 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). Google Threat […]
Predator spyware hooks iOS SpringBoard to hide mic, camera activity
Intellexa’s Predator spyware can hide iOS recording indicators while secretly streaming camera and microphone feeds to its operators. The malware does not exploit any iOS vulnerability but leverages previously obtained kernel-level access to hijack system indicators that would otherwise expose its surveillance operation. Apple introduced recording indicators on the status bar in iOS 14 to alert […]