Nalin Kohli, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Supreme Court Advocate on Tuesday has rubbished all the allegations claim of alleged hacking of Apple iPhones of the opposition leaders. While speaking to ANI, Kohli said How can we assume that the Government of India has done thisThe statement from the senior BJP leader has come after several political leaders have alleged that their Apple devices have been the victim of alleged hacking. While taking it to social media handles, the leaders shared the screenshot of the warning received on their Apple devices.Heres what Nalin Kohli said:Speaking to ANI BJP leader Nalin Kohli said There are very serious allegations against Mahua Moitra. For that, she will also have to go before the Parliaments Ethics Committee and have to answer. Was her email address used to harm one business and benefit another These are all serious allegations. Now she is talking about phone hacking. If someone tries to hack, a notification comes immediately on the phone. How can we assume that the Government of India has done this On what basis is she saying thisThis is an attempt to divert attention. Also, it is possible that she herself tried to hack her phone This may also be possible, Nalin Kohli added.Multiple opposition leaders allege hacking, share Apple warning received on devicesMultiple political leaders have alleged that their Apple devices have been the victim of alleged hacking. The leaders also shared the screenshot of the warning received on their Apple devices. They alleged that Central Government was behind this attempt to breach their devices.Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted on X and said Received from an Apple ID, threat-notifications@apple.com, which I have verified. Authenticity confirmed. Glad to keep underemployed officials busy at the expense of taxpayers like me! Nothing more important to do @PMOIndia @INCIndia @kharge @RahulGandhi.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, 2023Another Congress leader and party spokesperson Pawan Khera posted the warning sign screenshot on X where he said Dear Modi Sarkar, why are you doing thisDear Modi Sarkar, why are you doing this pic.twitter.com/3hWmAx00ql— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) October 31, 2023Meanwhile, AAP MP Raghav Chaddha also got the alleged hacking notification. Sharing it though his X account, Chadha mentioned, “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 sensitive data, communications, or even the camera and microphone.”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, 2023Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) faction, Priyanka Chaturvedi also acknowledged getting the warning from Apple support.In her post on X she claimed So not just me but also@MahuaMoitrahas received this warning from Apple. Will@HMOIndiainvestigateSo not just me but also @MahuaMoitra has received this warning from Apple. Will @HMOIndia investigate https://t.co/aS01YQpRpB— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) October 31, 2023Several other political leaders also received the same alert.State-sponsored attacks are highly complex: Apple Support According to the Apple support page on its website, State-sponsored attacks are highly complex, cost millions of dollars to develop and often have a short shelf life. The vast majority of users will never be targeted by such attacks.Apple says if it discovers activity consistent with a state-sponsored attack, it will notify the targeted users in two ways. A Threat Notification will be displayed at the top of the page after the user has signed in to appleid.apple.com. Additionally, Apple will send an email and iMessage notification to the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the users Apple ID.
