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Apple warns iPhone users in India of Pegasus-like ‘mercenary spyware attack’

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New Delhi :

Tech giant Apple has once again warned iPhone users in at least 98 countries, including India, about a possible new mercenary spyware attack called “Pegasus.”

According to Apple’s alert, it has been detected that “you are the target of a money-grabbing spyware attack that attempts to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID.”

In the warning, the iPhone maker also stated that this attack “is likely to target you specifically because of who you are or what you do.”

“While it is never possible to achieve absolute certainty in detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning – please take it seriously,” the company added.

In October last year, the US technology company sent similar warnings to users in India.

In April this year, the tech giant sent threat alerts to select users in 92 countries, including some in India, who may have been targeted with “mercenary spyware” such as NSO Group’s Pegasus.

Since 2021, the company has been sending threat alerts several times a year as soon as it detects these attacks.

The Indian government recently warned Apple users in India about numerous security vulnerabilities in their devices.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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