DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit: What It Can Do, What It Cannot – and Why It Is Not a Jailbreak

DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit: What It Can Do, What It Cannot – and Why It Is Not a Jailbreak

On March 18, 2026, Google Threat Intelligence, iVerify, and Lookout jointly disclosed an iOS exploit kit called DarkSword. It affects iPhones running iOS 18.4 through 18.7 – an estimated 270 million devices worldwide, according to iVerify. Five days later, the full exploit code was leaked on GitHub. Here is what DarkSword means for iPhone users, … Read more

AI Surveillance: Palantir, Pegasus, and the Boundaries of Legality

Palantir analyses data for intelligence agencies and law enforcement worldwide. Clearview AI has scraped over 60 billion facial images from the internet — without consent. Pegasus spyware infiltrates journalists’ and activists’ smartphones via zero-click exploits. And predictive policing algorithms disproportionately send patrols into minority neighbourhoods. AI-powered surveillance is not a future scenario — it is … Read more