A hacking tool called DarkSword has been publicly leaked on a code-sharing platform, placing iPhone exploitation capability in the hands of low-skill threat actors targeting devices running iOS 18 and earlier. Apple has issued security updates for older devices in response to what it characterizes as sophisticated attacker activity, though no CVE identifiers have been confirmed in available reporting. The leak represents a meaningful shift in the iOS threat landscape: capabilities once requiring significant resources are now accessible broadly, compressing the window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation at scale.