Apple's iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse

[TEUser2K1]

Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.

Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know

Apple has detected iPhone spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.

www.wired.com

Apple drops term 'state-sponsored' attacks from its threat notification policy

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/apple-warns-users-mercenary-spyware-attack-91-countries-including-india-et-2024-04-11/

People from 92 countries have received threat notifications from Apple this week.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1778712011704049888

Described as a "sophisticated iOS implant," LightSpy first emerged targeting Hong Kong protesters in 2020. However, the latest iteration is much more capable than the first. "It is a fully-featured modular surveillance toolset that primarily focuses on exfiltrating victims' private information, including hyper-specific location data and sound recording during voice over IP calls," the researchers wrote. April's warnings were not the first time Apple has issued notifications of this kind. The iPhone maker has sent out alerts to people in over 150 countries since 2021 as spyware continues to target high-profile figures across the globe.

 

[rootyme]

Any such details for Androids? Any Android equivalent of these threat notifications?

 

[TEUser2K1]

One should assume Andriod too can have issues.
However, found another topic related to Andriod and Linux, which was rather positive:

Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose

TunnelVision vulnerability has existed since 2002 and may already be known to attackers.

arstechnica.com

The researchers believe it affects all VPN applications when they’re connected to a hostile network and that there are no ways to prevent such attacks except when the user's VPN runs on Linux or Android. They also said their attack technique may have been possible since 2002 and may already have been discovered and used in the wild since then.

 

[guest_999]

Any such details for Androids? Any Android equivalent of these threat notifications?

If it is "state sponsored" attack then nothing you can do will help, if it is normal malware then just following the basic security guidelines (which everyone should follow anyway) & running a non-rooted phone is more than enough.

 

[TEUser2K1]

The company had previously said on its website that its threat notifications were designed to inform and assist users who might have been targeted by "state-sponsored attackers."

But Apple's latest update posted on the website on Wednesday said the threat notifications were designed to help users "who might have been individually targeted by mercenary spyware attacks."

Anyways, Apple says its Lockdown Mode feature can successfully protect against attacks. "As we have said before, we are not aware of anyone using Lockdown Mode being successfully attacked with mercenary spyware," Bauer says. Still, for those who are targeted and caught unaware, spyware is extremely dangerous.

Many of those targeted were based in India, but others in Europe also reported receiving Apple's warning.

 

[lockhrt999]

Any such details for Androids? Any Android equivalent of these threat notifications?

Dunno about Android. But I manage Google Workspace, and there's a section for Government-backed attack alerts.

More on it > https://apps.google.com/supportwidg...007870&product_name=UnuFlow&trigger_context=a