Apple iPhone, iPad and other Apple users in India under 'high risk', Indian government issues warning

Opposition leaders in India, including Mahua Moitra and Shashi Tharoor, received Apple alerts warning of potential state-sponsored hacking attempts on their iPhones. The government attributed it to an "algorithm malfunction," sparking skepticism. Leaders connected it to broader concerns, emphasizing the need for an investigation amid worries about political surveillance and privacy. Apple says it does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. Watch. #AppleSecurityAlert #StateSponsoredAttack #PhoneHackingConcerns #OppositionLeadersAlert #CybersecurityIssues #Pegasus ~PR.152~HT.98~ED.101~GR.121~

The Indian government has warned of 'high' risk to users of Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 16.7.1.