India Investigates Apple's Alleged State-Sponsored Attack Warnings to Opposition Members and Journalists

Indian Government Invites Apple to Join Probe into Cybersecurity Alerts of Threats from 'State-Sponsored Attackers' Warnings Targeted at Opposition Members and Journalists

The Indian government has initiated an investigation into notifications from Apple alerting several members of Parliament (MPs) from Opposition parties and journalists about attempted state-sponsored attacks on their Apple devices.
The government has invited Apple to join the investigation, seeking accurate information on the alleged state-sponsored attacks. The investigation will rely on deep technical domain expertise and may involve law enforcement agencies where necessary.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) had earlier issued a high-risk advisory for Apple products, warning of multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to engage in malicious actions such as unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Apple, which had issued threat notifications in 150 countries, clarified in a statement that it does not attribute the threat to any specific state-sponsored attacker, and that some warnings could potentially be false alarms.
Some of the individuals targeted in the attack include high-profile members of different political parties and journalists. The attack comes just months ahead of India’s upcoming general elections.