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Apple notified more than a dozen Iranians in recent months that their iPhones had been targeted with government spyware, according to security researchers.Miian Group, a digital rights organization that focuses on Iran, and Hamid Kashfi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher who lives in Sweden, said they spoke with several Iranians who received the notifications in the last year.  Bloomberg first wrote about these spyware notifications.Miaan Group published a report on Tuesday on the state of cybersecurity ...

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Core Insights - Apple has notified several individuals that they were targeted by government spyware, continuing its practice of alerting users about potential cyber threats [1][6] - The notifications were sent to affected users in 100 countries, indicating a widespread issue [3] - Two individuals, Ciro Pellegrino and Eva Vlaardingerbroek, have publicly confirmed receiving these notifications [2][4] Group 1: Notifications and Responses - Pellegrino, an Italian journalist, received an email and text from Apple indicating he was targeted with spyware, and he noted that he was not the only one [2] - Vlaardingerbroek, a Dutch activist, shared her notification on social media, interpreting it as an attempt to intimidate her [4] - Apple expressed high confidence in the detection of the spyware attack, emphasizing the seriousness of the warning [4] Group 2: Context of Spyware Attacks - The specific spyware campaign related to the notifications remains unclear, but Apple has previously alerted users about similar threats [6] - Pellegrino is the second Italian journalist this year to be notified about being targeted by spyware, highlighting a concerning trend [7] - WhatsApp had previously notified Pellegrino's colleague about a spyware attack linked to Paragon Solutions, an Israeli company [7][8]