In response to recent alarming messages warning Indian politicians about potential state-sponsored cyber threats, Apple is dispatching a team of tech and cybersecurity experts to India for a comprehensive investigation.
Reliable sources reveal that several high-profile opposition leaders, including Priyanka Chaturvedi and Shashi Tharoor, received notifications claiming their devices were under attack by state-sponsored hackers.
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Handling the investigation is the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which is delving into the security concerns raised by these threatening messages.
Apple’s unique threat notification system, designed to detect suspicious activity, has been triggered, alerting users to possible state-sponsored attacks. This system sends out “Threat Notifications” via email and iMessage to users’ associated contacts.
Interestingly, Apple emphasizes that it does not attribute these threat notifications to specific state-sponsored attackers. Instead, the tech giant underscores that certain individuals, especially politicians and activists, are more likely targets due to their unique identities and professional roles.
Apple also clarifies that “state-sponsored attackers” dedicate substantial resources to target a specific group of individuals and their associated devices.
This precision, Apple notes, makes such attacks more challenging to detect and thwart compared to typical cyber threats. The ongoing investigation seeks to unveil the nature of these threat notifications and assess potential risks to affected individuals.
Apple’s active involvement in this probe marks a significant step in addressing concerns raised by the alarming notifications.
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