‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents.
Several people publicly and privately reported receiving Apple’s spyware alerts over the weekend, after Apple sent out a new wave of notifications on Friday alerting customers in 110 countries that they had been targeted with powerful spyware.
From time to time, the technology giant sendsthesetypes of alerts in batches to customers that it believes have been either targeted or compromised with malware normally used by governments, which the company refers to as “mercenary spyware.” In the last few years, Apple says it has alerted people in more than 150 countries.
The latest batch appears to have been the largest yet, per one of the digital rights groups that Apple suggests victims of spyware reach out...
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