Adversaries Exploit Vacant Homes to Intercept Mail in Hybrid Cybercrime

Threat actors are exploiting vacant homes as "drop addresses" to intercept mail and enable fraud. Flare shows how postal ...
Cult of Mac

New iPhone hacking tool puts hundreds of millions of devices at risk [Updated]

Don't let hackers take over your iPhone. AI image: ChatGPT/Cult of Mac Update: The sophisticated DarkSword hacking technique that came to light last week — capable of silently taking over iPhones the ...
TechCrunch

Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones

Last week, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a hacking campaign targeting iPhone users that used an advanced hacking tool called DarkSword. Now someone has leaked a newer version of DarkSword and ...
Wired

Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

A powerful iPhone-hacking technique known as DarkSword has been discovered in use by Russian hackers. It can take over devices running iOS 18 that simply visit infected websites. “A vast number of iOS ...
Android

Qualcomm GBL Exploit Reportedly Enables Bootloader Unlocking on Flagships

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...
9to5Mac

Apple confirms today’s iOS and iPadOS updates for older devices address the Coruna exploit

Apple has detailed the security content for iOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, iPadOS 16.7.15, and iPadOS 15.8.7, confirming that the updates address the Coruna vulnerability disclosed last week by Google and ...
Wall Street Journal

Your Data Has Been Breached! (And This Notice Is a Scam!)

With cyberattacks on the rise, chances are you’ve received at least one email in recent years telling you that your personal data was stolen in a breach and offering advice on what to do in response.
TechSpot

Hackers are selling a critical Windows zero-day exploit for $220,000 on the dark web

The big picture: A cybercriminal is reportedly selling a Windows zero-day exploit on the dark web for $220,000. The vulnerability, which targets Windows Remote Desktop Services, could allow an ...
Wall Street Journal

Microsoft Helps Bust Global Hacking Service

Microsoft says it has helped pull the plug on a massive criminal platform that sold ready-made online hacking kits for budding cybercriminals. The move, announced Wednesday, involved seizing more than ...
TechCrunch

A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals

Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of ...
Wired

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government. Security researchers at ...
9to5Mac

Google and iVerify reveal government-grade iPhone exploit kit spreading to hackers

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and security company iVerify have shared details about Coruna, an exploit kit that chains multiple vulnerabilities to target iPhones running older iOS versions. Here ...