Apple has issued warnings to select iPhone users, whom the company believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware.Apple has warned some users of a mercenary spyware attack on iOS.In
Apple has issued warnings to select iPhone users, whom the company believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware.

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Apple has warned some users of a mercenary spyware attack on iOS.

In 2021, Apple announced it would alert iOS users to state-sponsored spyware attacks that it detects. Since then, the iPhone maker has sent such notifications on multiple occasions, often notifying users in more than 90 countries.

Apple has now issued another alert, according to a TechCrunch report published on Wednesday. Specifically, warnings were received by Dutch political activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek and Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino, among others. Apple reportedly alerted users across 100 countries, saying that they were the targets of mercenary spyware.


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