Fake ‘Trusted Sender’ Labels Misused in New Apple Mail Phishing Scheme
2026-03-21T08:51:55Z•22dcf587553c2b96deb9d5b6960d6b863eebca4f98718665dd3fe17457b64b05
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What happened
TechRepublic roundup highlighting a new phishing technique where attackers embed fake “Trusted Sender” labels inside Apple Mail messages to trick users, plus related high-risk security news. Researchers also disclosed Microsoft Copilot prompt-injection risks that can generate convincing phishing content inside trusted AI summaries. Multiple large-scale vulnerabilities and active exploits are reported: the “DarkSword” iPhone exploit delivered via compromised websites (affecting millions), an Apple WebKit hotfix/real-time security rollout, critical Windows 11 RRAS RCE hotpatch, actively-exploted
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