Government hacking tools targeting Apple Phones being used by cybercriminals
TL;DR
Government hacking tools for iPhones, called Coruna, have leaked to cybercriminals, used by Russian espionage and Chinese hackers, highlighting a market for secondhand exploits.
Source: TechCrunch
Security researchers have identified a suite of powerful hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones running older software that they say has passed from a government customer into the hands of cybercriminals. Google said Mar. 3 that it first identified the exploit kit, dubbed Coruna, in Feb. 2025 during a surveillance vendor’s attempt to hack into someone’s phone with spyware on behalf of a government customer. It found the same exploit kit months later targeting Ukrainian users in a broad-scale campaign by a Russian espionage group, and then later found it used by a financially motivated hacker in China. It’s unclear how the tools leaked or proliferated, but Google security researchers warned of an emerging market for “secondhand” exploits. Full Story