Owners of iPhones in dozens of countries have been warned of mercenary spyware attacks by manufacturer Apple Inc. Apple recently issued a global warning to iPhone users in 98 countries about potential spyware threats. This is the second time this year that the company has sent out such alerts, with the previous one being in April to users in 92 nations. The warning, aimed at those believed to be targeted, states that “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID -xxx-.” Apple emphasized t…