Apple Issues New Spyware Attack Warning To iPhone Users
- This week, Apple alerted iPhone users across 100 countries that they may have been targeted by sophisticated mercenary spyware.
- The alerts, part of Apple's ongoing efforts since 2021, aim to inform highly targeted individuals such as journalists and activists about sophisticated spyware threats.
- Two known recipients include Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek, who confirmed receiving alerts describing targeted spyware attacks linked to their identity or work.
- Apple recommends updating devices to iOS 18.4.1, enabling Lockdown Mode, and seeking expert help via nonprofit resources like Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline.
- These notifications signal ongoing, costly, and rare mercenary spyware campaigns that Apple detects with high confidence but does not attribute to specific groups or governments.
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