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Mercenary spyware alerts target Apple users worldwide

Original: Mercenary Spyware Is Attacking Apple Users In Hundreds Of Countries — Here’s How To Know If You’re A Target huffpost.com

Apple is sending alerts to iPhone users in hundreds of countries warning them they may be targets of mercenary spyware attacks. Reporting explains that these alarming texts from Apple are genuine security notifications, not spam, and should not be ignored or deleted. Recipients are advised to take the warnings seriously and follow Apple's guidance to protect their devices from commercial spyware tools typically used against journalists, activists and dissidents.

Why now: New reporting on widespread mercenary spyware attacks against Apple users is prompting people to check whether they may have been targeted.

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• Mercenary Spyware Is Attacking Apple Users In Hundreds Of Countries — Here’s How To Know If You’re A Target huffpost.com/entry/mercenary-s… If you get an alarming text from Apple about “mercenary spyware,” don’t delete it and ignore what you read. This text isn’t spam. It’s a… · vassilis@libranet.de · 27

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