Apple Breaks Precedent, Patches DarkSword for iOS 18

2026-04-03T20:51:42Zb37e668b295e8ddbdbe3d6af7a827ba774c4a9981afabab9c99fc5de0edde43b
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What happened

This DarkReading roundup highlights multiple active, high-impact threats and supply-chain risks: Apple patched DarkSword exploits for iOS 18, F5 BIG‑IP flaw CVE-2025-53521 was reclassified as an RCE and is under exploitation, and TeamPCP supply-chain/cloud credential attacks are expanding with other criminal groups taking credit. Other notable issues include a Claude source-code leak and broader supply-chain hardening discussions (Chainguard), an Axios NPM package compromise, a critical Langflow code-injection flaw being actively exploited, AI-powered malware (DeepLoad) and MaaS (Venom stealer

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