Apple is warning some users of mercenary spyware that has been identified that could attack iPhones. Potential victims received an email from Apple itself describing how the attack could remotely compromise their iPhones. Users seem to be affected all over the world and Apple is notifying it in India and 91 other countries, as reported by Reuters.
This is not the first time that Apple has made this informative move among its users. Already in 2021, Apple reported the discovery of new attacks. This type of attack is believed to be state-sponsored, as the high development cost and high complexity of the attack are beyond the reach of amateurs. Furthermore, these attacks generally have politicians, diplomats or journalists as their main targets.
In the latter case, it seems that The attack reportedly intends to install malware on users’ devices with the aim of spying on their personal data and files.
However, and for what We always recommend that iOS security updates be kept up to date (which can already be distinct from a simple full iOS update), Apple continually works to patch operating system vulnerabilities and defend iPhone users against this type of attack. On the other hand, users themselves can also protect themselves by putting the device Isolation mode and thus protect yourself from these attacks by disabling key features of the device for the attack to succeed.
