Trenchant, Peter Williams, and the proliferation of a Shadow Brokers-level iOS exploit framework

From Three Buddy Problem by Security Conversations

March 6, 2026 · 1h 60m

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Coruna iOS exploit kit and its connections to cybercriminal activities and surveillance technologies.

( Presented by Thinkst Canary : Most Companies find out way too late that they’ve been breached. Thinkst Canary changes this. Deploy Canaries and Canarytokens in minutes and then forget about them. Attackers tip their hand by touching ’em giving you the one alert, when it matters. With zero admin overhead and almost no false-positives, Canaries are deployed (and loved) on all 7 continents. ) Three Buddy Problem - Episode 88 : We unpack the fallout from public documentation of the Coruna iOS exploit kit, the likely connection to the Peter Williams/Trenchant exploit sale to Russians, how it slipped from government hands into criminal use, and the widening use of zero-days by surveillance vendors and cybercriminals. Plus, fresh signs of cyber-warfare activity tied to Iran and Israel, the FBI’s disclosure of a breach affecting internal surveillance systems, and the latest debate over AI, security tooling, and Anthropic’s public stumbles. Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade , Ryan Naraine and Costin Raiu . Links: Transcript (raw, AI-generated) Thinkst Canary (how it works) Coruna: The Mysterious Journey of a Powerful iOS Exploit Kit iVerify Details First Known Mass iOS Attack Matthias…

People in this episode

Hosts: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine, Costin Raiu

Topics covered

iOS exploit frameworks
cybersecurity
zero-day vulnerabilities
cyber-warfare
surveillance technology
FBI breaches
AI in security

Keywords

iOS exploit
cybersecurity
zero-day
Thinkst Canary
FBI breach
Coruna
Peter Williams
cyber-warfare
AI security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Kaspersky, Coruna

Places: Iran, Israel