German lawmakers and government officials warned of iPhone spyware attacks
Members of Germany’s federal parliament and government foreign affairs officials were among those notified by Apple that their phones may have been hacked using spyware. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security advised them to assume their devices were infected and replace them. Whether any devices were actually compromised, the scale of any infection, and who was behind the attacks remain unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Malware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Suspected phone hacking using spyware
- Location
- Germany
Timeline
- It emerged that Apple had notified several German politicians that their phones may have been hacked using spyware.
- Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security advised lawmakers and government officials who received the warnings to assume their devices were infected and replace them.
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