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A developer who builds iOS exploits—identified as “Jay Gibson”—says Apple warned him on March 5 that his iPhone was targeted by mercenary spyware, a case that may be the first where an exploit-and-spyware developer was targeted. He panicked, shut off the phone, and bought a new one. A forensic expert found no infection in an initial check but urged deeper analysis, which Gibson declined. He links the alert to his firing from Trenchant amid a leak probe; L3Harris declined comment. Three sources say other developers recently received similar Apple notifications.

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