Overview
- Apple, which began pushing the alerts Friday, is warning users on older iOS and iPadOS versions to install a critical update because web attacks are hitting out-of-date software.
- The notices cite active, web-based exploits where a rigged site or malicious link can steal data from unpatched devices without any extra steps from the user.
- Apple’s guidance names the Coruna and DarkSword exploit kits, with reports that Coruna targets iOS 13.0 through 17.2.1 as DarkSword focuses on iOS 18.4 to 18.7.
- People are seeing the warnings on a wide range of builds, including iOS 17.0, which goes beyond the iOS 13 and 14 devices Apple first flagged in its support note.
- Apple says devices on the latest releases are protected, pointing to March 11 updates for iOS 15.8.7 and 16.7.15, advising iOS 13 and 14 users to move to iOS 15, and recommending Lockdown Mode on iOS 16+ as a fallback while Safari Safe Browsing blocks known malicious domains.