Apple warns of iPhone 'mercenary spyware attack' across 92 countries2024-04-11 15:21 by DanielaTags: Apple, iPhone
Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. The company said it sent the alerts to individuals in 92 nations at 12 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday. The notification, which TechCrunch has seen, did not disclose the attackers' identities or the countries where users received notifications. "Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID -xxx-," it wrote in the warning to affected customers. "This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it's never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning - please take it seriously," Apple added in the text. Since 2021, users in at least 150 nations have been warned by Apple that their devices might have been impacted by the "exceptionally well funded" attacks that have been improving and evolving over time.If affected, a "Threat Notification" will appear online at the top of an Apple webpage after users sign in with their Apple ID through appleid.apple.com. Apple will then send both an email and iMessage ping to the user's phone and associated email address. Read more -here-
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