New iPhone hack steals messages, emails, and location from ‘millions’ of phones in seconds

Investigation was published by Google, Lookout and iVerify, cybersecurity firms Google, Lookout and iVerify published a joint investigation describing the campaign.

IPhone is targeted when running iOS 18.4–18.6.2 targets iPhones running iOS 18.4 through 18.6.2.

DarkSword steals personal data using a hit-and-run technique uses a 'hit-and-run' technique that exfiltrates data within minutes.

Personal data includes messages, emails and location history, includes text messages, emails and location history among the stolen items.

Attack method exploits Safari and WebGPU exploits Safari and the WebGPU graphics feature to bypass protections.