Apple issued threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries, warning of potential mercenary spyware attacks. The alerts, sent at 12 p.m. PT Wednesday, did not disclose attacker identities or affected countries. Apple urged users to take the threat seriously, stating the attack could be targeting them due to their identity or actions. The company has sent similar notifications to users in over 150 countries since 2021 and identified NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on the iPhones of journalists in India. While Apple did not comment on the timing of the alerts, it emphasized the sophistication and rarity of such attacks, relying on internal intelligence to detect them.
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