Apple Spyware Warning: Apple has issued a warning of Pegasus spyware attack by sending a notification to some users in 91 countries including.

Apple Spyware Warning: Apple has issued a new warning to some of its users related to the danger in their iPhones. Apart from this, this notification has also been sent to some users of 91 other countries. The Cupertino-based company has warned its users that their iPhones may be targeted by ‘mercenary spyware’ such as Israeli NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus malware.

Apple has not held any stakeholder responsible for the recent attacks. Let us tell you that in October 2023, Apple had sent a similar notification to the opposition leaders of all parties. This notification was sent to everyone from Congress’s Shashi Tharoor to Aam Aadmi Party’s Raghav Chadha and TMC’s Mahua Moitra. This notification warned of a “potential state-sponsored spyware attack” on his iPhone.

Following pressure from the government, Apple later clarified that it “does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker.”

Let us tell you that Apple has sent a new threat notification email at 12.30 AM on April 11 (Thursday). This email has been sent to those users who are at risk of spyware like Pegasus. At present it is not known how many people have been warned of the danger by Apple. This email mentions NSO-Group’s Pegasus spyware and states that such tools are being used to target people around the world.

Apple’s new threat mail

Our colleague Express saw a copy of the email, the subject of which is – “ALERT: Apple detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,”

The notification email further said, ‘Apple has learned that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that may lead to the hacking of an iPhone associated with your Apple ID XXX-. This attack is happening specifically to target you and the reason for this could be both your name and your work. “While nothing is possible with absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple cautions in full confidence, please take this seriously.”

Apple further explained in the threat mail, ‘Mercenary spyware attacks, such as the one using NSO Group’s Pegasus, are exceptionally rare and much more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal activity or consumer malware. Are. Such attacks cost millions of dollars and are used against very few people, but this targeting continues and users all over the world are targeted.

The leading technology company has advised users to be careful. Along with this, it has been asked to be alert about all the links received. It is also advised not to open any link or attachment received from unknown people. However, Apple has not explained why the company had to issue the threat notification.

Let us tell you that Apple started sending such threat notifications in 2021. And since then such emails have been received in 150 countries. Last year (2023), at least Few iPhone users received this notification.