An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents. Several people publicly and privately reported receiving Apple’s spyware alerts over the weekend, after Apple sent out a new wave of notifications on Friday
Apple has sent out a new batch of notifications to customers who it suspects have been targeted with spyware capable of hacking into their devices. The tech giant sends out these notifications on occasion to alert its customers that their iPhones, iPads, or Macs might have been compromised with spyware typically used by governments. Apple
Security researchers have confirmed that a European politician had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware while he was part of an investigative committee investigating abuses of the notorious surveillance tool. This has reignited a new controversy over the abuse of spyware by governments to gather information on their critics. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s
