Regulations
By Sakamoto Nashi
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Darksword's Reach Keeps Growing. When Google's team caught it, Darksword was already active across multiple countries — Saudi…
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Apple Faces a Parallel Legal Fight. The Darksword news lands at a rough time for Apple. Three investors have filed a lawsuit against…
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What Crypto Holders Should Do Right Now. Self-custody is supposed to be the safe option. You control the keys, no exchange counterparty…
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A nasty new exploit is going after iPhone users' crypto wallets. Slowmist's security team flagged it, and the damage potential is real — especially for anyone holding…
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The exploit goes by the name Darksword. According to Slowmist's Chief Information Security Officer, 23pds, threat actors are using vulnerabilities baked into the iOS operating…
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Google Threat Intelligence Group spotted it first, back in March.
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When Google's team caught it, Darksword was already active across multiple countries — Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine all saw campaigns.
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The attack doesn't start with some flashy zero-day popup. It starts with a link. Users get lured — through social engineering, probably via messaging apps or social platforms —…
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Slowmist's advice is pretty standard but it matters: update your iOS, don't click links from sources you can't verify.
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The Darksword news lands at a rough time for Apple. Three investors have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming losses of roughly $1.8 million in Bitcoin.
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Read also: Fidelity Sees 35% Chance Bitcoin Hits $95K if It Surpasses $82K Barrier
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That's a separate attack vector but the same basic problem: iOS users losing crypto because something slipped through.
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The plaintiffs want compensation. They're also, probably, hoping to set some kind of precedent around how much responsibility Apple carries when its platform becomes a vector for…
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Self-custody is supposed to be the safe option. You control the keys, no exchange counterparty risk, no custodian to get hacked. But Darksword flips that logic.
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The full scope of Darksword's effectiveness on the very latest iOS builds isn't fully verified yet.
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