"The 'DarkSword' exploit allows bad actors to scoop up the personal information on iPhones that visit malicious links, and has already been used by Russian hackers. When a user accesses a compromised website, Google says DarkSword uses 'six different vulnerabilities' to carry out an attack targeting Safari, giving bad actors the ability to collect text messages, contacts, saved credentials, iCloud files, photos, cryptocurrency wallets, call logs, location history, and more."
Security researchers discovered DarkSword, a sophisticated hacking technique that targets iPhones running iOS versions 18.4 through 18.6.2, potentially affecting up to 270 million devices. The exploit operates through malicious websites and leverages six different vulnerabilities to compromise Safari and gain unauthorized access to sensitive user data. When users visit compromised sites, attackers can extract text messages, contacts, saved credentials, iCloud files, photos, cryptocurrency wallets, call logs, and location history. Russian hackers have already deployed this attack in the wild. Google Threat Intelligence Group collaborated with cybersecurity firms Lookout and iVerify to analyze the vulnerability, which has been reported to Apple.
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