The German government has been told that Apple found a sneaky and tricky computer virus attack

The German government told some members of parliament, officials, and public figures to be careful after Apple found possible sneaky spy software on their iPhones. 

A German official said that some people's phones might have been targeted by special commercial spy tools. 

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) told those who got the warning to be careful and assume their phones might be affected, just to stay safe.

The attack used a special trick called a "zero-click" method. This means the bad guys can secretly get into a device without the person needing to click on anything, open a message, or download a file. 

Once inside, the spyware can see messages (even secret ones), listen to calls, see contacts and location, and secretly turn on the camera and microphone. 

So far, the German government hasn't said who is doing this or how many devices were affected.