As the 2024 general elections approach, several prominent Indians are receiving threat notifications from Apple, informing them of targeting “state-sponsored attackers”. Notable personalities who received the alert include Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, Krishnagar Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and Punjab Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha.<\/p>\n
Apple Warns Indian Politicians Against State-Sponsored Hacking Threats: What You Need to Know<\/h2>\n
Earlier today, Mahua Moitra took to her official X account (formerly known as Twitter), stating that she received a text message and email from Cupertino-based tech giant Apple, the warning of how state-sponsored attackers \u201ccould\u201d target his iPhone<\/a>. The screenshot of the email she shared reads: “Apple believes you are the target of state-sponsored attackers who are attempting to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID.”<\/p>\n The email goes on to warn that if the attackers are successful, they will be able to access sensitive information, communications or even the camera<\/a> and microphone. <\/p>\n However, Apple also states: “This may be a false alert, please take this warning seriously.” \u00bb In her tweet dated October 31, 2023 at 9:31 am IST, Moitra writes that she, Priyanka Chaturvedi and three other Indians received the notice from Apple.<\/p>\n Priyanka, meanwhile, shared several tweets condemning the situation, asking whether India’s Home Ministry would investigate the matter.<\/p>\n At 11:06 AM IST, Shashi Tharoor took to his official Twitter account, sharing several screenshots of the email he received from Apple. Tharoor adds that he has verified the sender of these emails, namely “threat-notifications@apple.com”, to try to determine whether the email is genuine or not. <\/p>\n At 11:38 am IST, Raghav Chadha took to his official X account, saying he received a “notification regarding Apple.” <\/p>\n