APPLE Hacking Alert - INDIA bloc leaders claim 'hacking' attempt

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IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw denied the accusations made by a number of opposition politicians on Tuesday, stating that they were the target of an apple alert alerting them to "state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise" their iPhones. The minister also promised a comprehensive investigation into the issue.

Congressman mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Shashi Tharoor, Pawan Khera, KC Venugopal, supriya Shrinate, TS Singhdeo, and bhupinder singh Hooda, mp mahua moitra of the trinamool congress (TMC), General Secretary Sitaram Yechury of the CPI(M), and chief minister of the Samajwadi party (SP) were among those who received such notifications.

The communication from apple was also received by congress mp rahul Gandhi's aides, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, aam aadmi party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha, and shiv sena (UBT) mp priyanka Chaturvedi.

Apple claimed in a statement that it "did not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker" as the dispute gained steam. The statement "the notifications may be false alarms" was added.

Although expressing worry and directing an investigation into the event, the government also mentioned that apple had released an advice in around 150 countries, although with a "vague" description.

Here's what we know about the apple 'hacking' alert row:

1. mahua moitra stated she would be writing to lok sabha Speaker Om Birla, expressing worries over the matter and requesting action, while Sitaram Yechury and priyanka Chaturvedi wrote to prime minister narendra Modi.

2. rahul gandhi criticised the government during a news conference, declaring, "We are not scared." I don't mind if you tap on the phone as much as you like. I will offer you my phone if you would want to have it."


3. Bringing up the adani controversy, the gandhi scion declared, "Amit Shah is number three, adani is number one, and prime minister narendra Modi is number two in the nation." adani has narendra Modi's soul. In actuality, someone else holds the reins of authority. Spying by spy agencies begins as soon as adani is touched."

4. The president of the think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Samir Saran, an OSD of delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and siddharth Varadarajan, the founding editor of The Wire, were among the others who received identical notifications.

5. Leaders of the opposition said that the administration was undermining democracy. "Happy to keep unemployed bureaucrats occupied at taxpayers' expense, including myself! Is there anything more crucial to do? Tweets from Shashi Tharoor.

6. akhilesh yadav expressed worry that "privacy and freedom are being harmed in a democracy" during a lucknow rally.





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