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Did your iPhone recieve an \u2018Apple Threat Notification\u2019?<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not alone \u2014 Apple told TechCrunch<\/a> that it sent the notifications on Thursday to users in 110 countries who it suspects have been targeted by mercenary spyware. Apple has a new support page<\/a> with guidance on how targets can best protect their devices against such attacks, which have \u201chistorically been associated with state actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

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