US EditionGoogle Identifies Cybersecurity Threat Used By Hackers To Target Older iOS Versions Possibly Developed By US Government - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
- On Tuesday, Google Threat Intelligence Group and iVerify disclosed Coruna, which has been used by a suspected Russian espionage group and Chinese cybercriminals targeting iPhones.
- Google researchers said the spread appears driven by an active market for `second hand` zero-day exploits, while iVerify found code similarities suggesting the framework was built on U.S. government toolkit foundations.
- Coruna leverages 23 techniques, including `five full iOS exploit chains` to target iPhones running iOS 13 through 17.2.1 and delivers PlasmaLoader, which Google recovered from fake Chinese sites.
- Apple issued patches and worked with Google, and users unable to update to iOS 26 should enable Apple's Lockdown Mode, which Coruna detects and avoids.
- Researchers note exploit brokers selling powerful zero‑days raises the risk that tools leak and are reused, while Cole cautioned this could become an `EternalBlue moment`.
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Google Identifies Cybersecurity Threat Used By Hackers To Target Older iOS Versions Possibly Developed By US Government - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
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According to new technical analyses from Google and mobile security firm iVerify, Coruna's technical core comprises five complete exploit chains and 23 distinct iOS vulnerabilities that bypass most of the major software defenses Apple has shipped in versions 13 through 17.2.1, effectively turning a web page into a silent infection...Read Entire Article
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