Germany investigates spyware alerts on officials’ iPhones

German officials said Apple warned some lawmakers and federal government personnel that their iPhones may have been targeted by mercenary spyware, prompting the country’s cyber agency to advise recipients to treat their devices as potentially compromised. Authorities are investigating, but the alerts do not establish whether any intrusion succeeded or who was responsible. Digital Transformation Minister Karsten Wildberger confirmed that members of the Bundestag and federal officials received Apple threat notifications. The Federal Office for Information Security, known as the BSI, issued guidance after the alerts. The number of people notified and the full range of affected groups have not been disclosed. Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said on Monday that authorities were working to investigate the circumstances and inform and support affected people. He declined to say whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz had received an alert. The government said it was taking the incident and the warnings seriously. The BSI advised recipients to assume their devices may be compromised as a precaution. Apple’s notifications signal suspected individual targeting, according to the...