Apple now uses iPhone alerts for targets of mercenary spyware
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What happened
Malwarebytes Labs security-news feed covering mercenary spyware targeting, scam detection, Android banking malware using RAT and NFC relay techniques, Zoom and Microsoft vulnerabilities, Chrome spyware distributed through fake CCleaner sites, fake software downloads, phishing and impersonation scams, account compromise, and privacy issues. The most urgent items involve critical vulnerabilities, zero-days, malware enabling real-time bank-card theft, and spyware infections.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 5bd4e7f3f6202ce2a1e31f68b89e7c337f08ece294884c9037894e3f2cdd3a59
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-14T20:51:45Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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