Opposition Leaders Claim “State Sponsored” Hacking of Their iPhones

New Delhi: Several Opposition leaders including TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Congress media chairman Pawan Khera alleged that their Apple devices were hacked by the government.

They also shared screenshots of Apple’s warning message that says “state-sponsored” attackers may be targetting your iPhone.

“Received from an Apple ID, [email protected], which I have verified. Authenticity confirmed. Glad to keep underemployed officials busy at the expenses of taxpayers like me! Nothing more important to do?” Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wrote on X.

His Congress colleague Pawan Khera shared a screenshot of the warning and asked, “Dear Modi Sarkar, why are you doing this?”

TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who is facing a Parliamentary Ethics Committee probe into alleged “cash for query” scam, also alleged that her iPhone is being hacked.

Another Opposition leader Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UBT) acknowledged recieving the Apple warning.