Apple alerted some users in Iran of iPhone spyware attacks ahead of Israel conflict, claim researchers

Apple reportedly warned some users in Iran that their iPhones are at a risk of being targeted by government spyware. According to a TechCrunch report, Miaan Group, a digital rights organization that focuses on Iran and Iranian cybersecurity researcher Hamid Kashfi, has published a report on the state of cybersecurity of civil society in Iran. The report mentioned three confirmed cases of government spyware attacks against Iranians, two in Iran and one in Europe, that were alerted in April of this year – months ahead of conflict with Israel. The researchers claim to have spoken to several Iranians who received the notifications over the past year.

“Two people in Iran come from a family with a long history of political activism against the Islamic Republic.