The Next WebAna Maria Constantin
Apple spyware alerts reach German MPs and journalists in 99 countries
Germany’s cybersecurity agency has told lawmakers who got Apple’s spyware warnings to treat their iPhones as possibly compromised. Several Bundestag members and other public figures have received the alerts since 29 October.
In the alerts, Apple says it detected an attack using mercenary spyware.
The BSI describes this as commercially built spyware that state actors have often used against specific people.
The agency said it does not know whether attackers broke into the phones or only tried to. It wrote to Bundestag members about the threat on 30 October and asked anyone affected to contact it directly.
“Those affected who have received a corresponding warning message from Apple should therefore assume that their device may have been compromised,” the BSI wrote (translated from German).
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