{"id":230301,"date":"2026-04-02T03:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/apple-expands-ios-18-7-7-update-to-more-devices-to-block-darksword-exploit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T05:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:20:31","slug":"apple-expands-ios-18-7-7-update-to-more-devices-to-block-darksword-exploit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/apple-expands-ios-18-7-7-update-to-more-devices-to-block-darksword-exploit\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Expands iOS 18.7.7 Update to More Devices to Block DarkSword Exploit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2026\/04\/apple-expands-ios-1877-update-to-more.html\">Apple Expands iOS 18.7.7 Update to More Devices to Block DarkSword Exploit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2026\/04\/apple-expands-ios-1877-update-to-more.html\">https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2026\/04\/apple-expands-ios-1877-update-to-more.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-02 03:09:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"thehackernews.com\">thehackernews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"p-author\">\ue804<span class=\"author\">Ravie Lakshmanan<\/span>\ue802<span class=\"author\">Apr 02, 2026<\/span><\/span><span class=\"p-tags\">Mobile Security \/ Vulnerability<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Apple\u00a0on\u00a0Wednesday expanded the availability of iOS 18.7.7\u00a0and iPadOS 18.7.7\u00a0to a broader range of devices to protect users from the risk posed by a recently disclosed exploit kit known\u00a0as DarkSword.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7\u00a0for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security protections from web attacks called DarkSword,&#8221; the company said. &#8220;The fixes associated with the DarkSword exploit first shipped in\u00a02025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0update is available for the following devices\u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11 (all models), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12 (all models), iPhone 13 (all models), iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14 (all models), iPhone 15 (all models), iPhone 16 (all models), and iPhone 16e<\/li>\n<li>iPad mini (5th generation &#8211; A17 Pro), iPad (7th generation &#8211; A16), iPad Air (3rd &#8211; 5th generation), iPad Air 11-inch (M2 &#8211; M3), iPad Air 13-inch (M2 &#8211; M3), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation &#8211; M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd &#8211; 6th generation), and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0latest update aims to cover devices that have the capability to update to iOS 26 but are still on older versions. 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