iPhone Security Faces a New Challenge From Advanced Predator Spyware

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Predator Spyware Compromises iPhone Privacy Indicators Predator spyware has been reported to gain kernel-level access to iPhones, allowing it to disable the camera and microphone privacy indicators. This means users may not be aware when their devices are actively recording, undermining Apple's privacy assurances. The discovery was made by security researchers at Jamf. 14 sources 31