"Urgent Alert: Ongoing Attacks Targeting Apple Devices—Stay Protected!"
Users of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, and Macs are being urged to update their devices immediately due to a sophisticated spyware attack uncovered by Citizen Lab and Google's Threat Analysis Group. The attack targeted an Egyptian pro-democracy politician using SMS and WhatsApp messages, infecting his phone with spyware through a malicious website. Apple has released emergency security updates addressing three critical vulnerabilities, urging users to update to iOS 17.0.1 or iOS 17.0.2 as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities, including a kernel vulnerability and certificate validation issue, have already been exploited. Lockdown Mode is recommended for users at risk.