Apple has warned at the least six Indian politicians and different members of political events and one journalist of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored assaults, these folks stated Tuesday.

Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress social gathering, Mahua Moitra, a nationwide lawmaker with the regional opposition All India Trinamool Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena, Raghav Chadha of AAP, basic secretary of the CPI(M) and former MP Sitaram Yechury, and Congress chief and spokesperson Pawan Khera stated they’d acquired an alert from Apple, warning them that their iPhones had been compromised.

Apple didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan additionally tweeted Tuesday that he had acquired the identical warning from Apple.

“Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID,” the alleged Apple alert says. “These attackers are likely targeting you individually because of who you are or what you do. If your device is compromised by a state-sponsored attacker, they may be able to remotely access your sensitive data, communications, or even the camera and microphone.”

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