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Apple Issues Critical Update for Older iPhone Models Running iOS 18 to Address DarkSword Exploit
Apple on Thursday released a new security update for older iPhone and iPad models. The update aims to protect users against a growing threat that targeted Apple users running older devices. Rolled out as iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, it targets Apple devices that are either unable to upgrade to the latest iOS 26 or have not yet been updated. The mo...
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DarkSword iOS Toolkit Now Public on GitHub, Lowering Barrier for Potential iPhone Exploit
Cybersecurity researchers recently warned of a growing threat that targeted older iPhone models. This threat, which was previously linked to targeted attacks, seems to have escalated after a more advanced version of the DarkSword hacking toolkit was leaked online. It is now available on public code-sharing platforms like GitHub, potentially making ...
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Rare iPhone Spyware Can Infect Devices With a Single Website Visit, Researchers Say
A newly documented iPhone spyware tool is said to compromise a device simply through a visit to a hacked website. As per security researchers, the toolkit, dubbed DarkSword, was used in campaigns targeting people in Ukraine and relies on a chain of exploits that lets attackers break into Safari, escape its security layers, gain deeper access to iOS...
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WhatsApp Exec Reveals Hacks To Keep Messages Out Of Reach Of Google, Apple
WhatsApp, a widely used messaging platform, employs end-to-end encryption to enhance user privacy and security.
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Before "Threat" Message, Centre's "High Severity" Warning Against Apple
Days before Apple warned some users, including opposition MPs in India, of "state-sponsored attackers" trying to remotely compromise their devices, a government advisory had addressed "multiple vulnerabilities" in the company's products.
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"I Think Someone Pranked Opposition Leaders": Minister Piyush Goyal On Hacking Row
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday dismissed the allegations in connection with Apple's 'state-sponsored attack' message to some Opposition leaders and said that someone might have played a prank on them.
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On Opposition's Threat Claims, Minister's Questions To Apple, And A Warning
Hours after some opposition leaders claimed that they had received messages from Apple warning of 'state-sponsored' hackers trying to access their iPhones, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has posed a series of pointed questions to the tech giant.
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"Apple Advisory In 150 Nations": Centre On Opposition's Hacking Attempt Charge
The government on Tuesday hit out at opposition MPs - it dismissed them as "compulsive critics (of Prime Minister Narendra Modi) - who shared messages from Apple warning of "state-sponsored" attackers trying to hack their phones.
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Opposition Leaders Claim Hacking Attempt, Apple Says "Some Notifications..."
Apple on Tuesday responded to opposition leaders' claims - that they received messages warning them of "state-sponsored" hackers - and said it "does not attribute the notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker".
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Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection
Apple announced its plan to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Lockdown Mode will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to th...
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Apple Issues Critical Update for Older iPhone Models Running iOS 18 to Address DarkSword Exploit
Apple on Thursday released a new security update for older iPhone and iPad models. The update aims to protect users against a growing threat that targeted Apple users running older devices. Rolled out as iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, it targets Apple devices that are either unable to upgrade to the latest iOS 26 or have not yet been updated. The mo...
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DarkSword iOS Toolkit Now Public on GitHub, Lowering Barrier for Potential iPhone Exploit
Cybersecurity researchers recently warned of a growing threat that targeted older iPhone models. This threat, which was previously linked to targeted attacks, seems to have escalated after a more advanced version of the DarkSword hacking toolkit was leaked online. It is now available on public code-sharing platforms like GitHub, potentially making ...
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Rare iPhone Spyware Can Infect Devices With a Single Website Visit, Researchers Say
A newly documented iPhone spyware tool is said to compromise a device simply through a visit to a hacked website. As per security researchers, the toolkit, dubbed DarkSword, was used in campaigns targeting people in Ukraine and relies on a chain of exploits that lets attackers break into Safari, escape its security layers, gain deeper access to iOS...
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WhatsApp Exec Reveals Hacks To Keep Messages Out Of Reach Of Google, Apple
WhatsApp, a widely used messaging platform, employs end-to-end encryption to enhance user privacy and security.
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Before "Threat" Message, Centre's "High Severity" Warning Against Apple
Days before Apple warned some users, including opposition MPs in India, of "state-sponsored attackers" trying to remotely compromise their devices, a government advisory had addressed "multiple vulnerabilities" in the company's products.
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"I Think Someone Pranked Opposition Leaders": Minister Piyush Goyal On Hacking Row
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday dismissed the allegations in connection with Apple's 'state-sponsored attack' message to some Opposition leaders and said that someone might have played a prank on them.
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On Opposition's Threat Claims, Minister's Questions To Apple, And A Warning
Hours after some opposition leaders claimed that they had received messages from Apple warning of 'state-sponsored' hackers trying to access their iPhones, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has posed a series of pointed questions to the tech giant.
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"Apple Advisory In 150 Nations": Centre On Opposition's Hacking Attempt Charge
The government on Tuesday hit out at opposition MPs - it dismissed them as "compulsive critics (of Prime Minister Narendra Modi) - who shared messages from Apple warning of "state-sponsored" attackers trying to hack their phones.
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Opposition Leaders Claim Hacking Attempt, Apple Says "Some Notifications..."
Apple on Tuesday responded to opposition leaders' claims - that they received messages warning them of "state-sponsored" hackers - and said it "does not attribute the notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker".
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Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection
Apple announced its plan to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Lockdown Mode will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to th...
