Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. Here's what you need to know.

Apple has just released iOS 18.7.7, an iPhone update which is aimed at protecting users against an exploit chain called ...

The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploiting a notification database flaw. Apple has now released iOS 18.7.8 and iOS 26.4.2 to fix a bug that allowed deleted notifications to persist ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple has launched a security patch for iPhones still running iOS 18. The patch protects them against the dangerous DarkSword exploit. Install the ...

Apple has pushed out a security update for iOS 18 to address a vulnerability that attackers are already exploiting against iPhones. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24201, has drawn urgent attention from ...

Apple today released a new build of iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, presumably with a fix for the DarkSword exploit. Apple told Wired that it would release an iOS 18 update for more devices, allowing ...

Apple doesn't regularly release a critical update for previous iOS versions but DarkSword appears to be a serious threat. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast ...

Thankfully, this isn’t an April Fool’s prank. After I wrote “DarkSword Exploit Threatens iPhones Still Running iOS 18” (23 March 2026), Apple published the tech note page “Update iOS to protect your ...

As promised, Apple has released a new version of iOS 18 for all iPhone users. The update comes in response to the growing proliferation of a new exploit chain known as DarkSword. Today’s update comes ...

Apple has stopped signing several iOS updates released earlier this week, preventing users from installing them even if they still appear in Software Update. The affected versions include iOS 12, iOS ...

iOS 26 is off to a shockingly slow start. Only 15–16% of iPhones worldwide are running any version of the update, according to StatCounter. iOS 26.1 accounts for 10.6%, 26.2 for 4.6%, and the original ...