Apple's Lock Screen spyware alerts: what to do when you get one
Apple threat notifications and spyware: what everyone should know
Apple has started displaying mercenary spyware threat notifications directly on the Lock Screen and in Settings, making them harder to ignore. But what do these alerts actually mean, and how should you respond? Access Now breaks down the essentials: how to verify the alert is genuine, why a digital forensic investigation is crucial, and why no single app can guarantee your safety. The piece offers practical steps for at-risk individuals, from enabling Lockdown Mode to seeking expert help, and stresses that security is an ongoing practice, not a one-time fix.
Security is never a state that you reach, but a practice that you keep.
- john_strinlai
>Again, if you have received an authentic Apple threat notification or similar alert from WhatsApp, Facebook, or Google, [...]
does google (or whatsapp/facebook) actually have similar alerts to apple's threat alerts?
the linked page for google is the typical "sign in from suspicious location" and "unusual number of emails sent", which is significantly different from what apple does when it thinks it detects a nation-state actor using sophisticated and targeted spyware.
- tyrabound
It sure is an odd coincidence that all of the commercial surveillance software related to this matter are Israeli companies or have strong plumes of smoke coming from Israel and used a Czech pensioner as their director on Macedonian corporate filings, totally unbeknownst to her.
- VCFundedGenYer
> Since 2001, Apple has been warning its users when they may have been targeted by spyware, using email, iMessage, and banners in their accounts.
LLM slop misunderstanding the situation. Highly doubt iMessage existed in 2001.