Powerful #Android and #iOS Spyware — Pegasus — Found Deployed by 36 Operators in 45 Countries



https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/android-ios-hacking-tool.html



"At least 6 countries with significant #Pegasus operations have previously been linked to abusive use of #spyware to target civil society," researchers said.

Apple releases iOS 12.2 to patch some pretty serious #security vulnerabilities in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 6th generation devices

Majority of flaws patched this month reside in #WebKit, which may allow malicious sites to execute arbitrary code, bypass sandbox restrictions, or launch universal XSS attacks

One of the WebKit flaws (CVE-2019-6222) could allow malicious sites to access microphone of your #iOS device, without the "microphone-in-use" indicator being shown.

Apple also patches another critical flaw (CVE-2019-8553) in iOS that can be exploited by just convincing victims into clicking a malicious SMS link, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/ios-update-iphone-security.html

'Exodus' Surveillance #Malware Found Targeting #iOS Users Using Apple's Enterprise Developer Program

https://thehackernews.com/2019/04/exodus-ios-malware.html

CryptoRom crypto scammers trick unsuspecting victims into installing fake apps by exploiting legitimate #iOS features like TestFlight and Web Clips.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/cryptorom-crypto-scam-abusing-iphone.html

Chinese-speaking, technically sophisticated, "SeaFlower" threat actors are targeting cryptocurrency users with backdoored versions of Web3 wallets for Android and #iOS devices in an effort to steal their funds.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2022/06/chinese-hackers-distribute-backdoored.html

🚨 WARNING - A new #iOS exploit kit, DarkSword, has been active since late 2025 across multiple threat groups.

It targets #iPhone on iOS 18.4–18.7, chaining zero-days to gain full access and rapidly extract data—files, messages, credentials, and crypto wallets—then wipe traces within minutes.

🔗 DarkSword details here → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/darksword-ios-exploit-kit-uses-6-flaws.html

🚨 Coruna turns a 2023 #iOS espionage exploit into a broader attack kit.

Kaspersky confirms it reuses and evolves the Triangulation kernel exploit, now updated for newer chips and iOS versions and still actively maintained.

Now bundled into 23 exploits across 5 chains and used beyond targeted ops, it shows #iPhone exploitation is scaling.

🔗 How Coruna evolved and is being deployed → https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/coruna-ios-kit-reuses-2023.html