‘Cooperate with CERT-In, give details about threat alerts’: IT Ministry to Apple

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) sent a notice to Apple on October 31, informing the Cupertino-based tech giant that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) will investigate the matter of Apple notifying Indian iPhone users that their devices may have been targeted in a “state-sponsored” attack.

“Given the sensitivity and the gravity of the case and the security breach related to high level dignitaries, an investigation into the serious issue will be taken up by CERT-In and related Government entities,” read the letter sent by the cyber laws division at MeitY.