Tracking the Apple of big brother's eye

​Such assistance could be hard to come by. Apple's threat notifications are not attributed to any source because it can't be sure whether these are false alarms or others have gone undetected. The company issued a security update within days of the release of iOS 17 to what is being seen as an attempt to limit risk from the Predator spyware, detected on the phone of an Egyptian presidential candidate. Such a response is not uncommon. Google patched two security gaps within weeks of each other in September.