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Apple employs various methods — including the collection of anonymized data — to detect potential security threats. When the system identifies signs that a user may be targeted by mercenary spyware, Apple issues a security notification, advising the user to enable Advanced iCloud Protection, a feature that restricts certain standard iOS functions to enhance overall device security.
Until now, Apple has only delivered such alerts through email, messages, and web notifications. However, beginning with iOS 26.1 Beta 3, the company has introduced native threat notifications, allowing immediate warning alerts to appear directly through the iOS Notification Center when a potential attack is detected.
It is important to note that these threat alerts do not concern ordinary cyberattacks. Mercenary spyware attacks refer to operations involving tools such as the Pegasus spyware developed by Israel’s NSO Group, which are leased to state or government entities and deployed against specific, high-value individuals or organizations.
Once a device is infected with Pegasus, the spyware can access all stored data, activate the camera and microphone for surveillance, track the device’s GPS location, and retrieve call logs, text messages, and photos, among other private information.
Apple’s Advanced iCloud Protection serves as a defensive measure against such sophisticated threats. When enabled, the feature imposes heightened restrictions — for instance, Safari may be prevented from executing JavaScript scripts, thereby minimizing the risk of malicious code-based exploits.
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