Apple has notified users in France of a spyware campaign targeting their devices, according to the Computer Emergency Response Team of France (CERT-FR).

The agency said the alerts were sent out on September 3, 2025, making it the fourth time this year that Apple has notified citizens in the county that at least one of the devices linked to their iCloud accounts may have been compromised as part of highly-targeted attacks.

The agency did not share further details on what triggered these alerts. Previous threat notifications were sent on March 5, April 29 , and June 25. Apple has been sending these notices since November 2021.

"These complex attacks target individuals for their status or function: journalists, lawyers, activists, politicians, senior officials, members of steering

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