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Possible US Government iPhone Hacking Tool Leaked

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM UTC·Source: Schneier on Security

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC

Executive Summary

Wired writes (alternate source ): Security researchers at Google on Tuesday released a report describing what they’re calling “Coruna,” a highly sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit that includes five complete hacking techniques capable of bypassing all the defenses of an iPhone to silently install malware on a device when it visits a website containing the exploitation code. In

Analysis

Wired writes (alternate source ): Security researchers at Google on Tuesday released a report describing what they’re calling “Coruna,” a highly sophisticated iPhone hacking toolkit that includes five complete hacking techniques capable of bypassing all the defenses of an iPhone to silently install malware on a device when it visits a website containing the exploitation code. In total, Coruna takes advantage of 23 distinct vulnerabilities in iOS, a rare collection of hacking components that suggests it was created by a well-resourced, likely state-sponsored group of hackers...
Source Attribution

Originally published by Schneier on Security on Apr 2, 2026.

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