Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks all over the world

Apple sent notifications this week to several people that the company believes are targeted Government spy programsAccording to two alleged goals.

In the past, Apple Send similar notifications For goals and victims of spyware, He ordered them to contact a non -profit organization specialized in investigating such electronic attacks. In recent years, other technology companies, such as Google and WhatsApp, have sent these notifications to their users periodically.

As of Wednesday, only two people appear to have applied to reveal that they are among those who received the notifications from Apple this week.

One of them is Ciro Pellegrino, an Italian journalist working on Online News Outlet Fans page. Pellegrino Book He received an email and a text message from Apple on Tuesday to notify him that he was targeting spyware. The message, according to Bilgerino, also said he was not the only target person.

“Today’s notification is sent to the affected users in 100 countries,” the message says, according to Pellegrino’s article.

“Did this really happen? Yes, it’s not a joke,” Belgino wrote.

The second person who receives Apple’s notification is Eva Vlaardingerbroek, the right -wing Dutch activist, who was published on Wednesday.

“Apple discovered a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone,” said Apple Alert, according to Screen shot shown in a video clip The vlaardingerbroek posted on X. “This attack is likely to target you specifically because of whom you or what you are doing. Although it is never possible to achieve absolute certainty when you discover such attacks, Apple has great confidence in this warning – please take it seriously.”

In response to the notification, Vlaardingerbroek said this is “an attempt to intimidate me, an attempt to silence me, clearly.”

Pellegrino nor Vlaardingerbroek did not respond to Techcrunch request for comment.

It is not yet clear spyware campaign, if known, Apple notifications are linked. I reported Apple Users across dozens of countries On two occasions last year, they were targeted by unlimited spyware.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Pellegrino is the second Italian journalist this year to be notified as a goal of this type of spyware, which is sometimes referred to as “mercenary” spyware, given that it is often developed by companies that sell technology then to governments.

In February, The most dangerous WhatsApp College Fanpage College Francesco CNCELTO The company “boycotted the activities of the spyware company that we believe attacked your device.”

In the case of canellato, According to LatasSpyware was made by Paraguce solutionsAn Israeli company. Citizen Lab, a digital rights organization that has been achieved in spyware for more than one decade, has confirmed that it was investigating these targeted attacks for WhatsApp users.

After CANCELlato has been introduced, another two ItaliansThose who work for The Mediterranean Sea Save humansShe also said a non -governmental organization that helps to save migrants, as it was Paraguce goals.

According to Paraguce, Paraguce cut ties with the Italian government agents after this disclosure.