India, March 5 -- Most iPhone users assume their devices are difficult to hack. Apple's security model has historically made large-scale compromises rare. However, researchers recently uncovered a toolkit that shows how quickly that protection can erode once advanced exploits circulate.

Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a sophisticated exploit framework called Coruna that targeted iPhones running iOS 13 through iOS 17.2. 1. The toolkit includes 23 vulnerabilities combined into five separate exploit chains, giving attackers multiple paths to compromise devices.

In many cases, the attack begins with a malicious webpage. When a victim visits the page, hidden scripts analyze the device and determine the iPhone model a...