Apple users beware — this devious malware can hide its activity while it hijacks your camera and microphone

• Predator hijacks iOS camera and microphone indicators without user knowledge or consent
• Kernel-level access enables Predator to inject code into critical iOS system processes
• Predator suppresses visual recording indicators while maintaining persistent monitoring of devices

Apple may have introduced colored status bar indicators in iOS 14 to alert users when the camera or microphone is active, but experts have warned this does not stop all malware.

Spyware developed by Intellexa and Cytrox, dubbed Predator, can operate on compromised iOS devices without showing any camera or microphone indicators.

Predator bypasses the indicator by intercepting sensor activity updates before the system UI displays them, keeping users unaware of ongoing surveillance.