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Apple issues mercenary spyware threat alert
Apple has sent out threat warnings amid fears mercenary spyware attacks may have targeted its high-profile customers.
), Apple released a support document explaining the warning and insisting these threat notifications are designed to “inform and assist” users who have potentially been targeted due to their profiles as journalists, activists, politicians, or diplomats. The company would not attribute the attacks to any specific groups or regions, citing the “extreme cost, sophistication and worldwide nature” of mercenary spyware as making them among “the most advanced digital threats in existence today.” The tech giant also advised all users to keep their devices updated with the latest software, use strong passwords and two-factor authentication, and be cautious of links and attachments from unknown sources.
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