DarkSword iOS exploit chain adopted by multiple threat actors: Report

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 ...

Researchers discover zero-day DarkSword exploit chain in iOS 18

Researchers from Google LLC and two cybersecurity companies have identified a set of zero-day exploits in iOS 18. Google’s GTIG threat intelligence team, Lookout Inc. and iVerify Inc. published their ...
PCMag

Still On iOS 18.4 to 18.7? iPhone Hack Called 'DarkSword' Can Hit Your Device

Since November, shadowy attackers have been using the 'DarkSword' iOS exploit to hack vulnerable iPhones on certain iOS 18 versions.

Amazon security boss says crims abused max-security Cisco firewall flaw weeks before disclosure

Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, ...
SecurityWeek

‘DarkSword’ iOS Exploit Kit Used by State-Sponsored Hackers, Spyware Vendors

The DarkSword iOS exploit chain was used by the Russian APT behind the Coruna exploit in attacks targeting Ukraine.

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 app.