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Apple fixes new iPhone zero-day bug used in Paragon spyware hacks | TechCrunch

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Apple now says it has fixed the bug that was used to hack journalists' iPhones .

The flaw exploited in the attacks had been "mitigated in iOS 18.3.1," a software update for iPhones released on February 10 .

The Paragon spyware scandal began in January , when WhatsApp notified around 90 of its users that they had been targeted with spyware made by Paragon .

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