Experts have discovered an unusual cyberattack on the smartphones of key people

 Cybersecurity experts have discovered an extremely unusual pattern of software failures affecting the smartphones of government employees, politicians, technicians, and journalists. The disruptions, which began in late 2024 and continued until 2025, indicate a sophisticated cyberattack, potentially allowing hackers to infiltrate devices without any user interaction.

Investigators from the cybersecurity company iVerify found that all the victims worked in sectors of interest to the Chinese government and had previously been attacked by hackers linked to China. The attack highlights the growing threat to mobile devices and applications as critical vulnerabilities in U.S. cyber defense, with foreign groups linked to the Chinese military and intelligence increasingly exploiting these weaknesses.