Malicious code in art-template (npm)

Versions 4.13.3, 4.13.5, and 4.13.6 of art-template were published after an npm account takeover and ship a tampered browser bundle lib/template-web.js that loads remote attacker-controlled JavaScript. The final payload is the Coruna iOS exploit kit, which targets Safari on iPhone and iPad and...

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Coruna iOS Exploit Kit — Reverse Engineering Analysis Def...

TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign

Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices. The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as...

Apple Sends Lock Screen Alerts to Outdated iPhones Over Active Web-Based Exploits

Apple is now sending Lock Screen notifications to iPhones and iPads running older versions of iOS and iPadOS to alert users of web-based attacks and urge them to install the update. The development was first reported by MacRumors. "Apple is aware of attacks targeting out-of-date iOS software,...

Apple Warns Older iPhones Vulnerable to Coruna, DarkSword Exploit Kit Attacks

Apple is urging users who are still running an outdated version of iOS to update their iPhones to secure against web-based attacks carried out via powerful exploit kits like Coruna and DarkSword. These attacks employ malicious web content to target out-of-date versions of iOS, triggering an...

DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit Uses 6 Flaws, 3 Zero-Days for Full Device Takeover

A new exploit kit for Apple iOS devices designed to steal sensitive data from is being wielded by multiple threat actors since at least November 2025, according to reports from Google Threat Intelligence Group GTIG, iVerify, and Lookout. According to GTIG, multiple commercial surveillance vendors...

A week in security (March 9 – March 15)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Watch out for fake Malwarebytes renewal notices in your calendar Google patches two Chrome zero-days under active attack. Update now Attackers impersonate Temu in ClickFix $Temu airdrop scam Apple patches Coruna exploit kit flaws for older iOS versions This Android...

Apple patches Coruna exploit kit flaws for older iOS versions

On March 3, 2026, Google warned about a powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 released in September 2019 up to version 17.2.1 released in December 2023. In the latest security updates, Apple patched the vulnerabilities used in the Coruna exploit kit for older...

Exploit for Type Confusion in Apple Ipados

🏴‍☠️ Coruna iOS Exploit Kit: CVE-2024-23222 Research !CVEh...

Exploit for Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Apple Ipados

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Exploit for Type Confusion in Apple Ipados

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Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Uses 23 Exploits Across Five Chains Targeting iOS 13–17.2.1

Google said it identified a "new and powerful" exploit kit dubbed Coruna aka CryptoWaters targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS versions between 13.0 and 17.2.1. The exploit kit featured five full iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits, Google Threat Intelligence Group GTIG said. It's...

Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Facebook React

CVE-2025-55182 React2Shell Exploit Kit 🎯 Complete Workin...

Exploit for Use After Free in Adobe Flash_Player

CobaltStrike-Toolset Aggressor Script, Kit, Malleable C2 Profiles, External C2 and so on - Kits - ResourceKit - ExploitKit - Aggressor Script - chromedumpmimikatz.cna - nopowershell - SMBexecpsh Further Resources nopowershell smbexecpsh.cna CVE-2018-15982...

Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate long-term surveillance operations targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs. "Earth Minotaur uses MOONSHINE to delive...

A (somewhat) complete timeline of Talos’ history

A lot has happened in Talos 10 years of existence. And to celebrate our birthday, we wanted to look back on some of the major moments in Talos history. Heres an overview of some of the major events, cyber attacks, research breakthroughs and more that truly make Talos Talos. We hope this walk down...

Exploit for Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Siemens 6Bk1602-0Aa12-0Tp0_Firmware

Exploiting-CVE-2021-44228-Log4Shell-in-a-Banking-Environment O...

Malware distributor Storm-0324 facilitates ransomware access

The threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0324 is a financially motivated group known to gain initial access using email-based initial infection vectors and then hand off access to compromised networks to other threat actors. These handoffs frequently lead to ransomware deployment. Beginnin...

Malware distributor Storm-0324 facilitates ransomware access

The threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0324 is a financially motivated group known to gain initial access using email-based initial infection vectors and then hand off access to compromised networks to other threat actors. These handoffs frequently lead to ransomware deployment. Beginnin...

Old exploit kits still kicking around in 2023

The year is 2023 and there still are some people using Internet Explorer on planet Earth. More shocking perhaps, is the fact there are still threat actors maintaining exploit kit infrastructure and dropping new malware. In this quick blog post, we review two well-known toolkits from the past,...