Cybersecurity
U.S. State Department Employee iPhones Reportedly Targeted by Spyware
- Tools from Israel’s NSO Group used in the hacking attacks
- Apple allegedly alerted employees that phones were compromised
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Spyware from Israel’s NSO Group was used to hack the mobile phones of a number of U.S. State Department employees, according to two people familiar with the attack.
The hacks targeted officials based in Uganda or focused on issues concerning the East African country and took place in the last several months, according to the people, who requested anonymity because the information hasn’t been released publicly. The people said the victims were notified by Apple Inc.