Germany's BSI sent a letter to officials and public figures who got Apple's threat notifications, saying they should assume their devices are infected. Apple said the targets were in 99 countries.
The agency says the wireless video transmitter and dashboard camera are the first devices barred under rules that took effect in October covering components from covered-list companies.
The University of Belgrade rector, a backer of Serbia's student protests, was reportedly hit through a zero-click exploit six days before the October 25 snap parliamentary election.