Apple sends spyware warnings to iPhone users in 100 countries

At least two people have come forward and said they were told to take the threats seriously. Apple has been warning possible victims of spyware attacks, according to several alleged recipients of the messages. At the time of writing there appears to be at least two people who have confirmed they’ve been notified by Apple, and that the warning itself says that users in 100 countries have received similar alerts. The company does not offer any specifics as to how many people may have been targeted, or where the attacks are coming from As reported by TechCrunch , one recipient of the warning message is the Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino, who works for an online news outlet called Fanpage in his native country. The other (as far as we know right now) is Dutch right-wing commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, who posted screenshots and a video of the alleged warning message on X. According to Vlaardingerbroek, Apple informed her that it had detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack aga ... Read full article.