Apple is now sending Lock Screen notifications to iPhones and iPads that are running older versions of iOS and iPadOS. The alerts let people know about web-based attacks and push them to install the update. A week after Apple told users to update their devices because of new iOS exploit kits like Coruna and DarkSword, this news comes out.
No one knows how the two kits got into the hands of a number of hackers and cybercriminals, but new research suggests that there may be a market for used zero-day exploits.
The release of these kits and the leak of a newer version of DarkSword have raised worries that they could make exploits that were only available to nation-states available to everyone, which could turn them into mass-exploitation tools. Apple said last week that in the process, they could make iPhones and iPhones more vulnerable to attacks than they are now. If users can't update to a supported version, the company suggests that they turn on Lockdown Mode, if it's available, to protect themselves from harmful web content.
Lockdown mode came out in 2022 and works on devices with iOS 16 or later.
