Apple to Issue Rare iOS 18 Software Update for DarkSword Exploit
Corroborated by 6 sources from 6 publishers
TL;DR
Last week, DarkSword was then posted to open source code repository GitHub, making it all the more accessible Until Wednesday, iPhone users who had intentionally avoided updating to iOS 26 in spite of their hardware being compatible with the latest software fell into a worrisome security donut hole Apple on Wednesday will issue software updates to devices still running iOS 18 to protect them from an exploit called DarkSword, which can silently take over an iPhone if it vis...
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-will-push-out-rare-backported-patches-to-protect-ios-18-users-from-darksword-hacking-tool
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-will-push-out-rare-backported-patches-to-protect-ios-18-users-from-darksword-hacking-tool
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Gizmodo.com
https://gizmodo.com/apple-offers-rare-olive-branch-to-liquid-glass-haters-2000740653
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MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/01/apple-ios-18-patch-darksword-exploit
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9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/01/apple-releases-ios-18-security-update-for-all-iphone-users-update-now
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TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/apple-releases-security-fix-for-older-iphones-and-ipads-to-protect-against-darksword-attacks
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TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/01/apple-releases-security-fix-for-older-iphones-and-ipads-to-protect-against-darksword-attacks
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Internet
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/apple-expands-ios-1877-update-to-more.html
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-are-posting-the-claude-code-leak-with-bonus-malware