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Apple Issues Spyware Threat Notifications to Users in France
Apple issued new spyware threat alerts to users on September 3, according to France's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR). The iPhone maker sent out notifications earlier this year in March, April, and June. Apple’s spyware threat notifications highlight highly sophisticated attacks. To reduce the risk of threats, users are advised to foll...
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Apple Issues Fresh Warning to Users in 98 Countries Over 'Mercenary Spyware'
Apple threat notifications have been issued to users in 98 countries, informing them about the possibility that they were targeted in a mercenary spyware attack. The iPhone maker has issued two such updates this year — the previous one was sent to users in 92 countries in April. Apple's threat notifications ask potentially affected users to enabl...
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CloudSEK Report Highlights the Surge of the Fake Pegasus Spyware Following Apple’s Threat Notifications
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, led an investigation after Apple’s threat notifications were sent out to iPhone users in 92 countries last month, and found that soon after the advisory was released, the deep and dark web saw a rise of fake Pegasus spyware. Notably, Apple did not name any threat actors in association with its warning, but it did m...
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Apple Flags "Mercenary Spyware" Threat To Users In 92 Nations, India Is One
Months after several Opposition leaders claimed that they received messages warning of "state-sponsored" hackers trying to access their iPhones, the tech giant is sending out a "mercenary spyware" alert to its users in 92 countries, including India.
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Apple Warns iPhone Users of 'Mercenary Spyware' Attack in 92 Countries
Apple iPhone users in 92 countries have been warned by the company that they might have been targeted using mercenary spyware. The company has not attributed these mercenary spyware attacks to specific threat actors or revealed the geographic locations of users that were impacted. Apple has also updated its support document to detail how these aler...
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"Notice Sent To Apple, Probe Started": IT Secretary On iPhone "Hacking" Charges
The government's cybersecurity agency CERT-In has started its investigation into the issue of the Apple threat notification received by several opposition MPs, and a notice has been sent to the company, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday.
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Apple Says Detecting Attacks Relies on Threat Intelligence Signals, Not on State-Sponsored Actors
After a major controversy erupted between the ruling party and the opposition leaders over the alleged hacking of their phones, Apple officially announced that it does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. The leaders alleged that the Government was behind this attempt to breach their devices.
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Apple Warns Thai Activists 'State-Sponsored Attackers' May Have Targeted Their iPhone Handsets
Apple issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhone handsets had been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers," according to activists.
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Apple Issues Spyware Threat Notifications to Users in France
Apple issued new spyware threat alerts to users on September 3, according to France's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR). The iPhone maker sent out notifications earlier this year in March, April, and June. Apple’s spyware threat notifications highlight highly sophisticated attacks. To reduce the risk of threats, users are advised to foll...
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Apple Issues Fresh Warning to Users in 98 Countries Over 'Mercenary Spyware'
Apple threat notifications have been issued to users in 98 countries, informing them about the possibility that they were targeted in a mercenary spyware attack. The iPhone maker has issued two such updates this year — the previous one was sent to users in 92 countries in April. Apple's threat notifications ask potentially affected users to enabl...
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CloudSEK Report Highlights the Surge of the Fake Pegasus Spyware Following Apple’s Threat Notifications
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, led an investigation after Apple’s threat notifications were sent out to iPhone users in 92 countries last month, and found that soon after the advisory was released, the deep and dark web saw a rise of fake Pegasus spyware. Notably, Apple did not name any threat actors in association with its warning, but it did m...
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Apple Flags "Mercenary Spyware" Threat To Users In 92 Nations, India Is One
Months after several Opposition leaders claimed that they received messages warning of "state-sponsored" hackers trying to access their iPhones, the tech giant is sending out a "mercenary spyware" alert to its users in 92 countries, including India.
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Apple Warns iPhone Users of 'Mercenary Spyware' Attack in 92 Countries
Apple iPhone users in 92 countries have been warned by the company that they might have been targeted using mercenary spyware. The company has not attributed these mercenary spyware attacks to specific threat actors or revealed the geographic locations of users that were impacted. Apple has also updated its support document to detail how these aler...
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"Notice Sent To Apple, Probe Started": IT Secretary On iPhone "Hacking" Charges
The government's cybersecurity agency CERT-In has started its investigation into the issue of the Apple threat notification received by several opposition MPs, and a notice has been sent to the company, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday.
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Apple Says Detecting Attacks Relies on Threat Intelligence Signals, Not on State-Sponsored Actors
After a major controversy erupted between the ruling party and the opposition leaders over the alleged hacking of their phones, Apple officially announced that it does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. The leaders alleged that the Government was behind this attempt to breach their devices.
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Apple Warns Thai Activists 'State-Sponsored Attackers' May Have Targeted Their iPhone Handsets
Apple issued alert messages to at least six Thai activists and researchers who have been critical of the government, warning it believed their iPhone handsets had been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers," according to activists.
