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The FBI Read Deleted Signal Messages Without Breaking Signal's Encryption

John Z Black Apr 11, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #signal #ios #push-notifications #digital-forensics #fbi #privacy

Signal's encryption held. Disappearing messages ran. The FBI still walked into court with Signal message content from a seized iPhone. Here's exactly how, and the one setting that closes the gap.

Apple Is Literally Warning Millions of iPhone Users: You're Being Attacked Right Now

John Z Black Mar 28, 2026

Vulnerabilities & Patching #apple #ios #iphone #exploit #coruna #darksword #lockdown-mode #mobile-security #consumer

Apple pushed lock screen alerts to millions of iPhones warning of active attacks from the Coruna and DarkSword exploit kits -- and some users have no patch path at all.

The iPhone Exploit That Won't Die: Operation Triangulation's Code Is Back and More Dangerous

John Z Black Mar 27, 2026

Threat Intelligence #ios #iphone #exploit #mobile-security #triangulation #kaspersky #zero-click

Exploit code from the 2023 Operation Triangulation campaign lives inside Coruna, a new iOS attack framework hitting modern iPhones in mass attacks. Elite nation-state code is now being aimed at everyone.

iPhone Exploit Kits Go Mainstream: DarkSword, Coruna, and the End of 'iOS Is Enough'

John Z Black Mar 21, 2026

Vulnerabilities & Patching #ios #apple #darksword #coruna #mobile-security #exploit-kit #zero-day #nation-state

New research from Google, iVerify, and Lookout confirms iOS exploit kits have moved from rare targeted spyware to website-level deployment against broad populations. A companion toolkit was found targeting US government officials specifically.

DarkSword Spread Beyond One Campaign. Mobile Risk Has to Follow.

John Z Black Mar 19, 2026

Threat Intelligence #darksword #ios #mobile-exploitation #threat-intelligence #enterprise-security #high-risk-users #incident-response

Google threat intelligence ties DarkSword-linked iOS exploitation to a broader actor picture than earlier reporting suggested. The bigger signal isn't the exploit chain. It's that the capability is spreading across actors and channels.

iPhone Exploit Chains Are Becoming a Market, Not a One-Off

John Z Black Mar 18, 2026

Threat Intelligence #ios #darksword #iphone #spyware #threat-intelligence #mobile-security #webkit

DarkSword iOS exploit capability is showing up across multiple actor sets -- state-linked groups, commercial spyware vendors, and infostealer campaigns. The old 'rare nation-state' framing doesn't hold anymore.

Your Old iPhone Is Under Active Attack. Update It Today.

John Z Black Mar 13, 2026

Consumer Security #apple #ios #webkit #coruna #patch #mobile-security #active-exploitation

Apple issued an emergency patch for older iPhones and iPads to fix actively exploited Coruna WebKit vulnerabilities. If you have an old device you haven't updated, this is when that delay becomes a real problem.