# @officer_secret: DarkSword iOS 18 exploit drains $5.57M in crypto from wallets

Source: https://x.com/officer_secret/status/2118016805423726893
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/officersecret-DarkSword-iOS-18-exploit-drains-dollar557M-in-crypto-from-wallets?index=0x6aec1a13fe198d4ade4c215288885a4c3453df8d75a6c3c9a56e23ed954136eef06cc6cd
Submitted by tim on 2026-11-05 UTC, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

A social media post reports that crypto users have lost $5,570,000 through 18 or more websites exploiting a vulnerability in iOS 18 called DarkSword. According to the post, opening an infected website in Safari runs malicious code on the phone, which targets passwords, messages, photos and crypto wallet files, including private keys. It advises users to update iOS to the latest version as soon as possible and not to store seed phrases in photos or Notes.

## Article

Crypto is being massively stolen from users of various crypto wallets through… 18+ websites - victims have already lost $5,570,000 due to a vulnerability in iOS 18.

It’s all because of the DarkSword vulnerability: just open an infected website via Safari and malicious code is already running on your smartphone - passwords, messages, photos, and crypto wallet files (including private keys) are under attack.

Update iOS to the latest version as soon as possible. And never ever store photos of your seed phrase in the gallery or write it in Notes!