Apple warns opposition politicians in India that ``government hackers are hacking iPhones''
It has been revealed that Apple sent a notification to iPhones owned by Indian politicians who are in conflict with the government, warning them of an attempted state-sponsored attack. In response, a coalition of opposition parties accused the Indian government of spying, but India's ruling party denied the charges.
Indian opposition MPs accuse government of trying to hack their iPhones
Apple warns Indian opposition leaders of state-sponsored iPhone attacks | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/30/indian-opposition-leaders-says-apple-has-warned-them-of-state-sponsored-iphone-attacks/
Apple warns Indian journalists, opposition politicians of hacking attempts - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/31/india-phone-hacking-apple/
In late October 2023, several members of parliament belonging to opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party , posted on social media a screenshot of an Apple message informing them that their iPhone had been hacked. .
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According to the Financial Times, at least eight prominent Indian opposition politicians have reported receiving warnings from Apple that state-sponsored attackers may have targeted their iPhones. That's what he said. The target is not limited to politicians; journalists and think tank employees have also received similar notices.
The Indian government is not named in the series of notifications sent between October 30 and 31, 2023, so it is unclear which state-backed hackers are responsible. There is also no mention of whether the hacking attempt was successful.
In a media interview, an Apple spokesperson said, ``We do not believe the threat notifications are from a specific nation-state sponsored attacker.''
Meanwhile, the Indian government has previously been accused of introducing the spyware Pegasus developed by the Israeli company NSO, and in 2019 Pegasus was actually discovered on the devices of journalists and activists , leading to a political scandal. did.
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Separately, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, enacted in 2023, gives broad powers to the central government to exempt from regulations, and opponents say the new law is a 'carte blanche' for government oversight. I am criticizing it.
Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of India's largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress, said, ``Pynasty political parties first used Pegasus to snoop on opposition leaders and institutions, and now they continue to snoop around using other tools.'' ``India will not yield to such threats,'' and expressed the view that the ``state-sponsored attacker'' mentioned by the iPhone in the notification is from the Indian government.
Meanwhile, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Telecommunications and Railways Ashwini Vaishnau said, ``Apple's information on this issue is vague and lacks specificity.'' ) takes its role in protecting the privacy and safety of all citizens very seriously, and will conduct an investigation to determine the truth behind these notifications.'' announced that it had requested cooperation.
The Government of Bharat takes its role of protecting the privacy and security of all citizens very seriously and will investigate to get to the bottom of these notifications. (4/5)
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) October 31, 2023
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