India, Aug. 14 -- Apple routinely notifies its users if they have been a target of a specialized spyware attack. In the past, it has warned users, including those in India, of a Pegasus-like spyware attack. Now, the company has issued a fresh threat notification to Apple device users worldwide who it suspects may have been targeted by a new spyware attack.

Apple, in an update on its support page, wrote that it has sent a threat alert to individuals in 110 countries globally informing them that they may have been a target of a mercenary spyware attack. The company says that these threat notifications are aimed to inform and help users who may have been individually targeted by mercenary spyware attacks 'because of who they are or what the...