Apple Steps Up Spyware Alerts Amid Rising Mercenary Threats

It has been reported that Apple sent notifications on April 10 to its Indian and 91 other users letting them know they might have been a victim of a possible mercenary spyware attack. As stated in the company’s notification to the affected users, these spyware attacks were intended to ‘remotely compromise the iPhone associated with the users’ Apple IDs,’ suggesting the attackers might have targeted them specifically as a result of who they are or what they do, and that they were most likely to be a target. 

A threat notification has been issued to users worldwide after fears were raised that sophisticated spyware attacks could be targeting high-profile Apple customers. There had been a similar warning sent out to Indian Apple users back in October last year, in which members of the Indian Parliament and journalists were alerted about potential ‘state-sponsored attacks’. 

People who had been alerted last year were able to use social media in response to the alerts, but this time around, the same has not been the case.

After the Pegasus surveillance issue, Apple introduced this feature in 2021. When these alerts are received, they will be sent to users when they see activity that is consistent with a state-sponsored attack. 

It has recently released an alert highlighting the dangers and rarities of mercenary spyware, like the famous Pegasus from NSO Group, highlighting how complex a

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