Apple previously described the attackers as “state-sponsored” but has replaced all such references with “mercenary spyware attacks.”

Any bets on the state sponsor?

Great job “democracies”! In allowing “intelligence” agencies and capitalism to profit from both war and mass surveillance; dictators, criminals, and terrorists (both foreign and domestic) can now purchase big brother oppression tools the Gustapo and KGB could only fantasize about; only limited by how much money they have or promise to generate for the oligarchy.