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Turkey replaces ministers’ iPhones after Apple spyware warning

9/9/2026

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Turkey's Presidency of Cyber Security replaced three ministers' iPhones after Apple warned of possible spyware attacks.
Apple warned the three ministers that their devices could be targeted by mercenary spyware.
A Turkish official said the attempts failed because ministers used encrypted apps.
Forbidden Stories reported government clients have targeted over 50,000 numbers for hacking since 2016.

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Story summary

Turkey's Presidency of Cyber Security replaced three ministers' iPhones after Apple warned of possible spyware attacks.
Apple warned the three ministers that their devices could be targeted by mercenary spyware.
A Turkish official said the attempts failed because ministers used encrypted apps.
Forbidden Stories reported government clients have targeted over 50,000 numbers for hacking since 2016.