Overview
- Apple said late Thursday that it delivered a fresh batch of threat notifications to users it suspects were targeted by mercenary spyware in 110 countries.
- The alerts now appear as push notifications on iPhone lock screens in addition to emails and banners on a user’s Apple Account page to make warnings harder to miss.
- Apple describes these messages as high‑confidence signals based on internal threat intelligence but says its investigations cannot achieve absolute certainty and it will not publicly attribute alerts.
- The company urges recipients to enable Lockdown Mode, update software, protect their Apple Account with strong passwords and two‑factor authentication, and seek specialist help such as Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline.
- Security researchers say Apple’s notifications can trigger follow‑up investigations that reveal wider targeting, and Apple notes it has warned users in more than 150 countries since 2021.