--- title: Major security alert for iPhone users | daily.dev description: Researchers from Lookout, iVerify, and Google have uncovered a powerful iPhone exploit called 'Darksword', delivered via dozens of Ukrainian websites targeting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/major-security-alert-for-iphone-users-6l54y270k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Major security alert for iPhone users | daily.dev og:description: Researchers from Lookout, iVerify, and Google have uncovered a powerful iPhone exploit called 'Darksword', delivered via dozens of Ukrainian websites targeting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/major-security-alert-for-iphone-users-6l54y270k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6l54y270K.png og:image:alt: Major security alert for iPhone users og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Major security alert for iPhone users **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers from Lookout, iVerify, and Google have uncovered a powerful iPhone exploit called 'Darksword', delivered via dozens of Ukrainian websites targeting iPhones running iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2. An estimated 220–270 million iPhones remain vulnerable due to uninstalled updates. This is the second major iOS spyware discovery this month, the other being 'Coruna', with both linked to suspected Russian operators. Experts warn this signals a growing commercial ecosystem for sophisticated mobile malware previously limited to state-level actors, with attackers showing little concern about operational security exposure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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