Apple has warned US Department of State employees that their iPhones have been hacked by unknown attackers using an iOS exploit dubbed ForcedEntry to deploy Pegasus spyware. The attacks hit US officials (at least 11) based in or focused on matters concerning the East African country of Uganda and took place in recent months, according to anonymous sources. Apple has also filed a lawsuit against NSO and its parent company for targeting and spying on Apple users with surveillance tech. The news comes on the heels of the US sanctioning NSO Group and three other companies from Israel, Russia, and Singapore last month for spyware development and hacking tools used by state-sponsored hacking groups.”]