Apple Inc., the company that makes iPhones, has warned users in 92 countries of a possible mercenary malware attack.
In a notification email that was sent to targeted users and seen by Reuters, Apple stated that attackers remotely tried to compromise the iPhone
“Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID -xxx-. This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it’s never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning — please take it seriously,” Apple stated in its letter to users.
According to the tech company, “Mercenary spyware attacks are exceptionally well-funded and they evolve over time. Apple relies solely on internal threat-intelligence information and investigations to detect such attacks.
“Although our investigations can never achieve absolute certainty, Apple threat notifications are high-confidence alerts that a user has been individually targeted by a mercenary spyware attack and should be taken very seriously.
