The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has now sent a notice to Apple, asking to furnish proof of a state-sponsored attack claim on Thursday.IT ministry asks Apple for proof on state-sponsored attack amid hacking rowThe ministry has asked the tech giant for an immediate response on the same.According to the details, the IT ministry has asked Apple representatives about their conclusion that the attack was state-sponsored. They also asked Apple the basis of its conclusion that phones will be remotely accessed and that sensitive data will be leaked.What is Apple hacking rowNotably, a row erupted on October 31 after several opposition leaders, including Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, AAPs Raghav Chadha, Congress Shashi Tharoor and his partys media and publicity department head Pawan Khera, and CPI(M) general Sitaram Yechury claimed to have received alerts from Apple about state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise their iPhones.These opposition leaders purported screenshots of the message on their social media handles.According to Ashiwni Vaishnaws aide, all the cyber security concerns raised by the politicians were being scrutinised.BJP refutes to oppositions claimsHowever, the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) has slammed the oppositions claims and indicated a link between George Soros-funded Access Now and iPhone notifications, saying there was no surprise that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dropped everything and rushed to hold a press conference on it.Meanwhile, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and CPI(M) MP John Brittas wrote to the chairperson of the parliamentary standing committee for IT and urged him to hold a meeting of the panel over the matter, sources told news agency PTI.
