Hacking

MoS Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar emphasized the Indian government's commitment to citizen privacy and announced an investigation into the notifications and Apple's device security claims. This development follows a controversy involving political leaders alleging hacking of their Apple devices.

Several leaders from the Opposition parties on Tuesday flagged that they received an alert from Apple stating that "state-sponsored attackers may be targeting" their iPhones. Can iPhone be hacked? Here's what we know.

Several opposition MPs earlier shared screenshots of the messages they received, including TMC's Moitra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and the Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha, all of whom were alerted to hacking attempts.

Apple, the manufacturer of iPhones, has issued a clarification regarding allegations of hacking made by Indian opposition leaders. Apple states that it does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker.

Several political leaders alleged that their Apple devices were targeted and shared warning messages from Apple indicating "state-sponsored attackers" might be targeting their iPhones. Apple's threat notifications are explained as a means to assist users who may have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers

Several Opposition leaders - the Congress' Shashi Tharoor, Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena (UBT), and Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra - claim to have received messages from Apple warning them of "state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise" their mobile devices.

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