Several opposition leaders claimed to have received messages from Apple warning them of “state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise” their iPhones and posted the purported screenshots on their X handles.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and his party’s media and publicity department head Pawan Khera shared the screenshots on X. AAP Leader Leader Raghav Chadha , AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi.
Shashi Tharoor, Senior Congress leader wrote in X , Received from an Apple ID, threat-notifications@apple.com, which I have verified. Authenticity confirmed. Glad to keep underemployed officials busy at the expenses of taxpayers like me! Nothing more important to do?
Received from an Apple ID, threat-notifications@apple.com, which I have verified. Authenticity confirmed. Glad to keep underemployed officials busy at the expenses of taxpayers like me! Nothing more important to do?@PMOIndia @INCIndia @kharge @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/5zyuoFmaIa
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 31, 2023
TMC MP Mahua Moitra
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
#WATCH | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi says “The way I received a warning last night, shows that this is a sponsored program of the Central Government and that I need to take precautions. The warning clearly says that these attacks are ‘state-sponsored’…Why are the… https://t.co/Bvmi5G1pQ4 pic.twitter.com/1nDzgOhmen
— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2023
Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM MP
Received an Apple Threat Notification last night that attackers may be targeting my phone
ḳhuub parda hai ki chilman se lage baiThe haiñ
saaf chhupte bhī nahīñ sāmne aate bhī nahīñ pic.twitter.com/u2PDYcqNj6— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) October 31, 2023
AAP MP Raghav Chadha
Early this morning I received a concerning notification from Apple, warning me about a potential state-sponsored spyware attack on my phone. The notification states that, “If your device is compromised by a state-sponsored attacker, they may be able to remotely access your… pic.twitter.com/JrVD9Zh9im
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) October 31, 2023
