Apple alerted Iranians to iPhone spyware attacks, say researchers

Apple has notified over a dozen Iranian users that their iPhones were targeted with government or commercial spyware; researchers from Miaan Group and independent analysts identified several victims (two in Iran, one in Europe) and suspect Iranian state actors, though definitive attribution and the specific spyware vendor remain unconfirmed. The report places these alerts in the context of Apple’s broader threat-notification program and prior documentation of mercenary spyware abuses globally.