A powerful hacking toolkit capable of stealing data from iPhones and iPads has been leaked online.
This exposes hundreds of millions of Apple products to cyberattacks and security breaches.
The tool called DarkSword consists of exploits that can hack devices running iOS 18.4 to 18.7.
These versions were recently rolled out by Apple in September 2025.
The worst case scenario is that its code was leaked on GitHub, making it easily available for anyone to download and deploy.
How to protect your device?
Apple has verified that users running the most recent versions of iOS, 18.7.6 or iOS 26.3.1, are already safe from these attacks.
However, for those who are unable or unwilling to upgrade, they can enable Lockdown Mode, a security feature available since iOS 16 that prevents these attacks.
Users whose devices are currently running iOS 13 or 14 should upgrade to iOS 15, which received a critical security patch on March 11 to protect against DarkSword vulnerabilities.
