Curated By: Sanstuti Nath
Last Updated: October 31, 2023, 13:27 IST
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra (Photo: PTI/File)
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress’ Lok Sabha Member Shashi Tharoor and his party’s media and publicity department head Pawan Khera shared the screenshots on X
Amid the Opposition’s claim of a snooping attack by the government, tech giant Apple on Tuesday issued a statement saying that “it is possible that threat notifications may be false alarms, or that some attacks are not detected.” This came as several Opposition MPs claimed to have received messages from Apple warning them of “state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise” their iPhones.
MPs including including Congress’ Shashi Tharoor, Trinamool Congress’ Mahua Moitra, and Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha shared the screenshot of the message received on their phones, which read “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID.”
“These attackers are likely targeting you individually because of who you are or what you do. If your device is compromised state-sponsored attacker, they may be able to remotely access your sensitive data, communications, or even the camera and microphone,” Apple While it’s possible this is a false alarm, please take this warning seriously.”
In a recent development, several political leaders in Uganda also reportedly received the same message on their phones.