Apple has warned at least six Indian politicians and other members of political parties and one journalist of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored attacks, these people said Tuesday.
Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress party, Mahua Moitra, a national lawmaker with the regional opposition All India Trinamool Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena, Raghav Chadha of AAP, general secretary of the CPI(M) and former MP Sitaram Yechury, and Congress leader and spokesperson Pawan Khera said they had received an alert from Apple, warning them that their iPhones had been compromised.
Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan also tweeted Tuesday that he had received the same warning from Apple.
“Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” the alleged Apple alert says. “These attackers are likely targeting you individually because of who you are or what you do. If your device is compromised by a state-sponsored attacker, they may be able to remotely access your sensitive data, communications, or even the camera and microphone.”
More to follow.
