evacide10h ago
If you have an iPhone, today is a good day to make sure you are running the latest software. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/someone-has-publicly-leaked-an-exploit-kit-that-can-hack-millions-of-iphones/
Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch

Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

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Show threadmirabilos10h ago
@evacide there’s no iOS 18 update though…
Show threadIan Hill9h ago

@mirabilos @evacide this article suggests 18 is ok - https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/update-ios-protect-data-patch-coruna-darksword-exploits

“Devices with the latest, updated versions of iOS 15 through iOS 26 are already protected.”

Apple Urges Users to Patch iPhones Against Coruna and DarkSword Exploits

Apple is asking iPhone users to prioritize the latest security updates amid a wave of hacker attacks exploiting weaknesses in ‘out-of-date’ versions of iOS.

Hot for Security
Show threadmirabilos8h ago

@IanHill @evacide there hasn’t been an 18 update for most devices for months, in an attempt to force everyone on the devices that can run it to ugly-Rohrkrepierer‡-26

‡) nōn-starter, wasteful failure

Show threadRosano2h ago
@mirabilos @IanHill @evacide odd how it says on apple's releases page that coruna was patched in 2023 and is now only being brought to older versions of iOS https://support.apple.com/en-ca/126646
About the security content of iOS 16.7.15 and iPadOS 16.7.15 - Apple Support (CA)

This document describes the security content of iOS 16.7.15 and iPadOS 16.7.15.

Apple Support
Show threadmirabilos
@rosano @IanHill @evacide hm, the/an article says it “works out of the box” and is being used to target iOS 18 devices “now”
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Show threadmirabilos2h ago
@rosano @IanHill @evacide but still, missing at least 4 patchlevels already for the SE 2022; this sucks
Show threadwaldi1h ago
@mirabilos @rosano @IanHill @evacide So you can upgrade. If you choose not to, your problem.