Facebook parent Meta is also suing NSO Group over its alleged efforts to hack WhatsApp. Apple sued NSO Group last year, saying that it is malicious and that it damaged Apple's business. NSO Group is disliked by big tech companies, especially Apple, which markets its devices as more secure than the competition. NSO Group has previously said that its technology is used lawfully by governments to fight pedophiles and terrorists. Recently, researchers at the University of Toronto and Amnesty International have discovered and documented versions of this kind of spyware targeting iPhones. There are several types of mercenary spyware, but the best-known version is Pegasus, which was developed by NSO Group in Israel.
"While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work tirelessly to protect the small number of users who are," Ivan Krstić, Apple's head of security engineering and architecture, said in a statement. Spyware also has allegedly been used to target public officials, including a French minister and Catalan separatist leaders in Spain. Victims targeted by military-grade spyware include journalists, human rights activists and business executives, according to The Washington Post. Lockdown Mode is intended for the small number of people who think they may be targeted by a state-sponsored hacker and need an extreme level of security. From there, the attackers can do things like control its microphone and camera, and steal the user's browsing and communications history. But the state-sponsored attacks that Lockdown Mode are targeting are different: They employ very expensive tools sold directly to law enforcement agencies or sovereign governments, and use undiscovered bugs to gain a foothold into the iPhone's operating system.
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