# Apple will enable iOS 18-specific fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on that iOS version rather than force them to update to iOS 26.

*genai · news · 2026-04-30 · WIRED*

## Key points

- Apple will deploy iOS 18-specific security patches to defend against the DarkSword hacking tool.
- Meta has suspended work with Mercor following a data breach threatening AI industry trade secrets.
- OpenAI introduces GPT-5.4-Cyber, a new model dedicated to bolstering cybersecurity defenses.
- Syrian government accounts' March breach revealed basic cybersecurity weaknesses within the state's infrastructure.

**Companies:** Apple, OpenAI, 1Password, Meta, Mercor
**Countries:** Syria, Iran, United States

[Read the full story on WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-codex-advanced-account-security/)

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