Understanding the mercenary spyware targeting iPhone owners globally
Apple has issued new security alerts to iPhone owners in 110 countries, warning them that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware. These types of attacks are highly resource-intensive and focus on a very specific, small group of people. Because these tools are extremely expensive to develop and are used for only a short time, they are notoriously hard to identify or stop. Apple noted that the vast majority of its users are unlikely to ever be the target of such advanced threats.