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German MPs and ministers warned over iPhone spyware attacks

Original: German MPs and ministers warned iPhones have been targeted by spyware

German lawmakers and government ministers have been warned that their iPhones were targeted by spyware, according to Euronews. The alert indicates that officials at senior levels of German politics may have been the subjects of surveillance attempts using advanced hacking tools. The reported targeting of parliamentarians and ministers raises fresh concerns about the security of communications among senior political figures in Germany and about who may be behind the spyware operations.

Why now: Concerns about state-linked spyware targeting senior politicians are a pressing security and political issue.

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