Apple notifies users in 92 countries that they could be a target of ongoing spyware attack by undisclosed organizations Apple calls ‘mercenaries’.
Apple previously called similar attacks government-based.
Apple Support: About Apple threat notifications and protecting against mercenary spyware
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- Apple Warns Users in 92 Countries About Mercenary Spyware Attacks
- Apple alerts some iPhone users that they were targets of ‘mercenary spyware attack’
- Apple warning users about a mercenary spyware attack on iPhones
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