Apple widened its latest iOS 18 security update to cover far more iPhones and iPads, specifically to stop real‑world DarkSword attacks that can compromise a device from a single website visit.
After researchers published their findings about the DarkSword attacks and an exploit kit abusing the vulnerabilities appeared on GitHub, Apple quietly updated its March 24 security bulletin. Apple first released iOS/iPadOS 18.7.7 on March 24 to a small set of older devices (iPhone XS/XS Max/XR and 7th‑gen iPad), fixing several vulnerabilities that are part of the DarkSword exploit chain. Newer devices that had the option to upgrade to iOS/iPadOS 26 had stopped receiving iOS 18 point updates, leaving a large group of users effectively stranded on vulnerable 18.x builds.
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Source: Malwarebytes Lab
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