Apple has issued new alerts to targeted users in 99 countries regarding mercenary spyware infections, bringing the total number of notified countries to over 150. The company stated that these attacks are among the most advanced digital threats due to their cost and sophistication, though it did not attribute them to specific attackers. John Scott-Railton of The Citizen Lab emphasized the importance of these notifications and advised victims to enable Lockdown Mode and contact the digital rights group Access Now. Natalia Krapiva from Access Now noted that repressive states continue to use such surveillance technologies against civil society actors. These alerts arrive just before final negotiations on industry standards for commercial hacking tools under the Pall Mall Process.
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