Spyware Company Exploits Apple Vulnerabilities; Lockdown Mode Provides Protection

NSO Group deployed new attacks targeting Apple devices and was able to compromise some victims.
The Israeli spyware company found ways to exploit HomeKit, Find My iPhone, and iMessage to infect iPhones with Pegasus spyware
Citizen Lab discovered and reported three zero-click iOS 15 and iOS 16 exploits used by NSO Group against civil society members this year
Apple's Lockdown Mode successfully blocked one of the attacks and recent updates have patched the exploited vulnerabilities
NSO Group has faced criticism for providing authoritarian regimes the means to target journalists, activists, and political dissidents