‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.
Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.
The short version
- The latest batch appears to have been the largest yet, per one of the digital rights groups that Apple suggests victims of spyware reach out to for help.
- Mohammed Al-Maskati, the director of the Access Now team of investigators who review and investigate reports to the helpline , told TechCrunch that since Friday, they have received a record high number of people reaching out for help.
- An unusually large number of people have also publicly reported receiving these notifications over the weekend as well, according to several social media posts.
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