Russian hackers: iPhone, Android zero-click exploit

iPhone, Android devices

Russian state-linked hackers targeted iPhone and Android devices in a zero-click espionage campaign.

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Check the vendor advisory for a fixed version before you assume one exists.

Who should check: teams running Apple or Android

First seen: 5 Nov 2026
Last update: 5 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Apple
Android

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## Russian hackers: iPhone, Android zero-click exploit
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: iPhone, Android devices

Russian state-linked hackers targeted iPhone and Android devices in a zero-click espionage campaign.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for iPhone, Android devices. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. No source names a fix yet; check the vendor advisory. Until one ships: All three attack methods relied on previously discovered vulnerabilities that Apple and Google had already patched before the campaign began.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

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Sources: https://therecord.media/russia-hackers-smartphone-cyberattacks
https://pwned.coffee/i/russian-hackers-iphone-android-zero-click-exploit

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Fix: All three attack methods relied on previously discovered vulnerabilities that Apple and Google had already patched before the campaign began.
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 6 Nov 2026, 12:18 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

Sources

therecord.media: Russian state-linked hackers target iPhone, Android devices in zero-click espionage campaign

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