The spy alert reached the iPhone of the German authorities Apple has warned several members of parliament and members of the German government about the possibility that their phones will be targeted by advanced spyware. According to the authorities in Germany, sending the warnings started since October 29. Apple reported detecting attack attempts using mercenary spyware, but it is not yet clear how many devices were infected. Germany's Federal Office for Information Security asked the recipients of the warning to assume that their phones are vulnerable and to take the necessary security measures. Mercenary spyware are advanced targeted spying tools that can provide attackers with personal information, messages and conversations if successful. In its latest wave of security warnings, Apple notified iPhone users in 99 countries that they were being targeted by sophisticated spyware attacks. - Link.