From Mahua Moitra To Parineeti’s Husband Raghav Chadha, 5 Politicians Who Got Apple ‘State-Sponsored’ Spyware Alerts

This is serious

Many politicians have been receiving an alert message on their Apple phones about a possible state-sponsored spyware attack. CPM leader Mahua Moitra was the first politician to report about this on Twitter. She shared screenshots of the message as proof and now many other politicians have raised a similar issue. From Parineeti Chopra’s husband Raghav Chadha to Rahul Gandhi, many people have received the same message on their Apple phones, and they also highlighted the seriousness of their issue in these tweets.

Mahua Moitra

West Bengal’s CPM leader Mahua Moitra shared screenshots of the Apple alert message on her iPhone to highlight the concerning threat. In this tweet, she blamed the opposition party for the alleged spyware attack on her phone.

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

Raghav Chadha

Soon after Mahua Moitra, actress Parineeti Chadha’s husband Raghav Chadha also shared the same message. In the lengthy note on Twitter, the AAP politician highlighted his concerns about this possible state-sponsored spyware attack. He stated the importance of his phone as an instrument to communicate and discuss strategies with party colleagues for elections and how this alleged spyware attack could become an illegal intrusion into his personal and professional life.

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

Priyanka Chaturvedi

The Rajya Sabha MP also took to her Twitter handle to talk about this raging issue at hand. She called for an investigation on the matter. She also talked about the authentication of the message and that Apple has accepted sending the message to the concerned people.

BTW have just been alerted that the report that was cited by all news channels as that of Apple statement that of today is factually incorrect. They had last issued a statement on 22nd August 2023. There has been no clarification from Apple which the IT Minister and various… https://t.co/YlB4iWlPvb

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) October 31, 2023

So
– Apple has confirmed the authenticity of the messages received by opposition members
– Apple says it hasn’t specified who the state is in their ‘state sponsored’ warning so it now becomes incumbent on the government to tell the nation which are the state agencies (across…

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) October 31, 2023

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Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a press conference to raise his concerns on the same. He also attacked the opposition for the possible attack and termed it as a ‘criminal offence’.

#WATCH | “This is the work of criminals and thieves,” says Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Apple warning some Opposition leaders of ‘state-sponsored’ attack on their phones. pic.twitter.com/rLe5gL7fYU

— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2023

Shashi Tharoor

Another politician who got the same message was Shashi Tharoor and he condemned the alleged spyware attack.

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

People have been talking about this on Twitter and have given their opinions on the same. While some think that it is a fake alert, others have condemned the act of this possible spyware attack.

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First Published: October 31, 2023 5:34 PM