US government iPhone-hacking toolkit leaks into the wild, fueling espionage and crypto theft
TL;DR
Google and iVerify describe Coruna, a highly sophisticated iPhone-hacking toolkit that uses 23 iOS vulnerabilities to silently install malware when a user visits a compromised website. Traced through campaigns—from a suspected US-government origin to a Russian espionage operation in Ukraine and later to a for-profit crypto-theft campaign—it appears tens of thousands of devices may already be infected, with Apple patching related flaws in iOS updates.
- A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals WIRED
- Potential US-built hacking tools obtained by foreign spies and cybercriminals, research says Nextgov/FCW
- Possible U.S.-developed exploits linked to first known ‘mass’ iOS attack CyberScoop
- This iOS 'Exploit' Kit Can Hack Vulnerable iPhones Using 23 Different Attacks PCMag UK
- iVerify Details First Known Mass iOS Attack EIN News
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