Hacking Allegation by Opposition, Govt Asks Apple to Join Probe

New Delhi: Following allegation by several opposition MPs that they have received messages from Apple warning them of “state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise” their iPhones, the Union government on Tuesday asked the Apple management to join the investigation.

Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw in a post on X said, “In light of such information and widespread speculation, we have asked Apple to join the investigation with real, accurate information on the alleged state-sponsored attacks.”

“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,” Vaishnaw said.

Meanwhile, Vaishnaw said Apple had also claimed that Apple IDs are securely encrypted on devices, making it extremely difficult to access or identify them without the user’s explicit permission.

Apple in a statement said it is possible that some threat notifications might be false alarms and some attacks might not be detected.