DarkSword exploit targets iOS 18.4–18.7 using 6 flaws and 3 zero-days, enabling rapid data theft from iPhones across multiple countries.

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

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 ...

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