Govt orders ‘technical’ probe as Opposition cites iPhone hacking alert

In a development reminiscent of the controversy over the Pegasus spyware case in 2021, several Opposition leaders claimed on Tuesday that they had received an alert from Apple warning them that “State-sponsored attackers” were “trying to remotely compromise” their iPhones.

They alleged hacking by the government, prompting Union Communications and Information Technology (IT) Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to assure a thorough probe to get to the root of the issue.

In response to the alert, Vaishnaw posted his reaction on X, stating that much of the information provided by Apple on the issue “seems vague and non-specific in nature”.