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Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits

Russia’s APT29 has been using compromised websites, lookalike domains and a hijacked web analytics service to target iOS and Android users with exploits for patched flaws and steal their cookies, messages and Wi-Fi passwords, according to Sekoia.

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Yes: reported by a cited source
Severity
Not scored yet
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, November 4). Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits. https://kevwire.com/record/helpnetsecurity-apt29-watering-hole-mobile-devices-n-day-exploits-c630f4fcef44

MLA

"Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits." KEVWire, 4 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/helpnetsecurity-apt29-watering-hole-mobile-devices-n-day-exploits-c630f4fcef44.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits." Last modified November 4, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/helpnetsecurity-apt29-watering-hole-mobile-devices-n-day-exploits-c630f4fcef44.

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Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits (Nov 4, 2026).
Russia’s APT29 has been using compromised websites, lookalike domains and a hijacked web analytics service to target iOS and Android users with exploits for patched flaws and steal their cookies, messages and Wi-Fi passwords, according to Sekoia.
Sources:
Help Net Security: Russian hackers target iOS and Android users with n-day exploits: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/04/apt29-watering-hole-mobile-devices-n-day-exploits/
Help Net Security syndication feed: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/feed/
Record ID: helpnetsecurity-apt29-watering-hole-mobile-devices-n-day-exploits-c630f4fcef44.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Documented by a cited source.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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