Apple Sends Fresh Wave of Mercenary Spyware Warnings Worldwide
Apple says the alerts can help recipients secure devices and uncover wider abuse, as spyware attacks remain rare but increasingly used against critics.
- Apple sent notifications on Thursday to users in 110 countries, warning that their devices might have been compromised by mercenary spyware. The tech giant issues these alerts when it suspects government-backed surveillance attempts.
- To date, Apple has notified customers in over 150 countries, highlighting how surveillance technology has spread globally. Spyware attacks are generally rare, but are often used by governments to target critics and civil society members.
- Apple updated the user experience, sending push notifications directly to lock screens that urge recipients to take action. Users are advised to enable Lockdown Mode, a security feature that makes spyware attacks significantly harder to succeed.
- Citizen Lab's John Scott-Railton told TechCrunch these new push notifications are a "big improvement" in urging people to secure their devices. He noted that such alerts often trigger investigations that reveal many more cases of abuse.
- Citing the ongoing scandal in Poland over the former government's use of spyware against rivals, Scott-Railton said that without Apple's notifications, that entire massive scandal about spyware abuse in the Polish election wouldn't have been uncovered.
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Apple has issued a fresh round of threat notifications to customers it believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware capable of compromising iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The tech giant periodically sends out these alerts to warn users when their devices might have been infected with surveillance software typically deployed by government actors, and the latest batch went out on Thursday to individuals across 110 countries. 📲 Apple Sends Spyw…
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