{"id":2789,"date":"2025-09-12T22:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ft365.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/france-warns-apple-users-of-new-spyware-campaign\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T22:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T22:55:13","slug":"france-warns-apple-users-of-new-spyware-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ft365.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/france-warns-apple-users-of-new-spyware-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"France Warns Apple Users of New Spyware Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cphContent_pnlArticleBody\" data-layout-id=\"2\" data-edit-folder-name=\"text\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p>Apple recently issued a spyware campaign alert, according to the French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR).<\/p>\n<p>The national incident response organization, operated by the French national cybersecurity agency (ANSSI), issued its new advisory on September 11.<\/p>\n<p>In the document, CERT-FR said that Apple notified users of a new spyware campaign a week earlier, on September 3.<\/p>\n<p>CERT-FR explained that receiving such a notification means that at least one device linked to an iCloud account has been targeted and may potentially be compromised.<\/p>\n<p>The organization has urged all individuals in France who received this notification to contact them immediately, as there can be a few months between the moment a device is compromised and the moment Apple sends a notification.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, recipients are advised to retain the original email from Apple (from either threat-notifications[at]email.apple.com or threat-notifications[at]apple.com) and avoid altering their device in any way, including restarting it, to prevent interference with the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>CERT-FR noted that Apple has been very proactive since 2021 in its fight against commercial spyware, with regular notifications to potential targets for the past four years.<\/p>\n<p>It noted that Apple sent at least four notifications in 2025, on March 5, April 25, June 25 and September 3.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Minimize the Spyware Infection Risk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CERT-FR also provided a list of recommendations to minimize the risk of being targeted by spyware.<\/p>\n<p>These include some basic security hygiene best practices, such as using two-factor authentication (2FA), avoiding clicking on suspicious links and updating all devices as soon as updates are available.<\/p>\n<p>The document also outlined more proactive security measures, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enabling automatic updates, particularly for security patches<\/li>\n<li>Strictly separating personal and professional use, ideally by using different devices<\/li>\n<li>Activating Apple\u2019s Lockdown Mode to enhance the security of your Apple devices<\/li>\n<li>Restarting your device regularly, ideally once a day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a significant move to bolster iPhone security, Apple has introduced a new anti-exploit mechanism in the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air (released in September 2025).<\/p>\n<p>This new feature, called Memory Integrity Enforcement, specifically targets memory corruption vulnerabilities, a common attack vector used by spyware developers and state-sponsored hackers.<\/p>\n<p>This update marks another step in Apple\u2019s ongoing efforts to strengthen its devices against sophisticated cyber threats, particularly those that exploit zero-day vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read now: European Journalists Targeted by Paragon Spyware, Citizen Lab Confirms<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple recently issued a spyware campaign alert, according to the French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR). The national incident response organization, operated by the French national cybersecurity agency (ANSSI), issued its new advisory on September 11. 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