Citizen Lab finds spyware linked to Israeli firm NSO exploiting newly discovered flaw in Apple devices. Apple confirms using "Lockdown Mode" blocks attack. Civil society serves as early warning system. Apple issues new updates to fix vulnerability; NSO unable to comment. U.S. blacklisted NSO in 2021 for alleged abuses.

Researchers said they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple devices