Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks

Apple sent high-confidence threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries informing them they may have been individually targeted by mercenary spyware attacks (with Pegasus/NSO Group cited as an example). Apple replaced prior "state-sponsored" wording with "mercenary spyware," declined to disclose detection details to avoid helping attackers, and emphasized the rarity and sophistication of these targeted compromises while offering no technical indicators or attribution in the public notice.