Apple warns several Opposition leaders ‘state-sponsored attackers’ may have targeted their phones

The Wire founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and Deccan Chronicle resident editor Sriram Karri also received the threat notifications.

Oct 31, 2023 - 12:30

Apple warns several Opposition leaders ‘state-sponsored attackers’ may have targeted their phones

Technology company Apple has issued alert messages to several Indian Opposition leaders and at least two journalists, warning it believed that their iPhones had been targeted by “state-sponsored attackers”.

Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Congress Working Committee member Pawan Khera, Congress’ social media in-charge Supriya Shrinate and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote on social media platform X that they had received the threat notifications.

Observer Research Foundation president Samir Saran and the Deccan Chronicle resident editor Sriram Karri added that they had received warnings from Apple.

The Wire reported that its founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha also received the alerts.

Received text & email from Apple warning me Govt trying to hack into my phone & email. @HMOIndia - get a life. Adani & PMO bullies - your fear makes me pity you. @priyankac19 - you, I , & 3 other INDIAns have got it so far . pic.twitter.com/2dPgv14xC0— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) October 31, 2023