Security News > 2024 > April > Apple Updates Spyware Alert System to Warn Victims of Mercenary Attacks
2024-04-11 06:44
Apple on Wednesday revised its documentation pertaining to its mercenary spyware threat notification system to mention that it alerts users when they may have been individually targeted by such attacks. It also specifically called out companies like NSO Group for developing commercial surveillance tools such as Pegasus that are used by state actors to pull off "individually targeted
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