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A US government iPhone hacking tool leaked to criminals

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 03, 2026
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iPhone 16. Image: Apple

An estimated 42,000 iPhones have been compromised by a cybercriminal version of Coruna, a hacking toolkit that security researchers believe was originally built by or for the US government, according to Wired. The criminal variant plants malware that drains cryptocurrency wallets and steals photos and emails. Researchers described…

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