#Darksword

iPhone hacking techniques have sometimes been described almost like rare and elusive animals: Hackers have used them so stealthily and carefully against such a small number of hand-picked targets that they're only rarely seen in the wild.

Cybersecurity researchers from Google's Threat Intelligence Group and two cybersecurity firms, Lookout and iVerify, have identified a new hacking toolkit this week that makes iPhone owners' data vulnerable.

Google, along with two cybersecurity firms, are warning iPhone users of a new exploit that can steal data — all from just visiting a website on a user's iOS device.

A suspected group of Russian government hackers was caught targeting Ukrainians with new iPhone hacking tools designed for espionage and potentially to steal crypto.

Apple will issue a special patch to protect iPhones still running iOS 18 from the DarkSword spyware.

As DarkSword spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will enable iOS 18-specific fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on that iOS version rather than force them to update to iOS 26.