Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has alerted its users in 92 countries about a potential “mercenary spyware attack”.
What Happened: The tech giant has been sending out threat notification emails to users, warning them of attempts to “remotely compromise the iPhone”. The company described these attacks as rare and significantly more sophisticated than typical cybercriminal activities or malware, reported Reuters.
Since 2021, Apple has been issuing such threat notifications multiple times a year, reaching users in over 150 countries.
In October 2023, some Indian lawmakers received notifications from Apple about potential targeting by state-sponsored attackers. However, the company did not attribute these threat notifications to ...