Thai officials discuss politicians' spyware warnings with Apple

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 4 sources

Politicians and others in Thailand received warnings that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware. The notifications were part of a global alert covering people in 99 countries, according to Bloomberg. Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said an alert does not mean a device was compromised, Quartz reported.

  • AppleInsider says the meetings aimed to strengthen security.

Covered by 4 publishers within 11 hours of the first report.

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Bloomberg Thai Officials Meet Apple Over Spyware Alerts to Politicians · Satid Sutipanya
AppleInsider Thai politicians question Apple over iPhone spyware alerts · William Gallagher
Quartz Thailand met with Apple over mercenary spyware alerts targeting politicians · Cris Tolomia
9to5Mac Apple reportedly met with Thai officials over spyware alerts sent to politicians · Marcus Mendes

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