Apple warns users in 99 countries of mercenary spyware attacks, over 150 countries notified to date

Apple sent mercenary spyware threat notifications to users in 99 countries, with over 150 countries notified to date, and did not attribute the activity to any actor or region. No CVEs, affected versions or technical indicators are given in the article. Recommended actions are to enable Lockdown Mode and contact Access Now, with Citizen Lab's John Scott-Railton also cautioning against companies selling paid spyware removal and noting that no notification does not exclude compromise. Notified users often go on to seek help from Access Now and Citizen Lab, which can lead to deeper forensic investigations. The notifications precede the final negotiation rounds of the Pall Mall Process on industry standards for commercial hacking tools.

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