The spy alert reached the iPhone of the German authorities Apple has warned several German members of parliament and members of the government about the possibility that their phones could be targeted by advanced spyware.
According to German authorities, the warnings have been sent 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 recipients of the warning to assume their phones are vulnerable and to take necessary security measures as a precaution.
Spyware for mercenaries are advanced targeted spying tools that can provide attackers with personal information, messages and conversations if they successfully infiltrate.
In its latest wave of security warnings, Apple notified iPhone users in 99 countries that they were being targeted by sophisticated spyware attacks.