By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Publication Date: 2025-12-12 20:31:00
Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number of their users.
On Wednesday, Google released patches for a handful of security bugs in its Chrome browser, noting that one of the bugs was being actively exploited by hackers before the company had time to patch it.
Unusually for Google, the company provided no further details at the time.
But on Friday, Google updated the page to say that the bug was discovered by Apple’s security engineering team and Google’s Threat Analysis Group, whose security researchers primarily track government hackers and mercenary spyware makers, indicating that the hacking campaign may have been orchestrated by government-backed hackers.
At the same time, Apple released security updates for its flagship products, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watches, and its Safari browser.
According to the security advisory for iPhones and iPads,…