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 cyber attacks and security breaches.
The tool, referred to as 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.
Worst case, its code has been leaked on GitHub, making it readily available for anyone to download and deploy.
How do you protect your device?
Apple has confirmed that users running the latest versions of iOS, 18.7.6 or iOS 26.3.1, are already safe from these attacks.
But for those unable or unwilling to upgrade, they can turn on 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.
