Apple Sends Fresh Warnings to iPhone Users Over Spyware Attacks, Groups Say

Published on July 12, 2024

Apple is warning iPhone users of possible “mercenary spyware attacks” via its text message-based threat notification system, according to a antivirus software company, messages posted online by users, a human rights group, and the operator of a prominent cybersecurity research department. “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” the message from Apple reads, according to MalwareBytes, the longtime purveyor of anti-virus software. The group and several technology news websites stated that Apple sent the alerts out to individuals in more than 98 countries, which The Epoch Times could not immediately verify. Apple has not publicly confirmed the recent messages that it sent out, and The Epoch Times contacted the tech giant for comment on Friday....