Published 00:27 IST, November 1st 2023

Why Rahul, others not taking legal actions?: BJP says Oppn doing politics on state-sponsored attack

BJP has slammed various leaders of the I.N.D.I. A bloc over 'state-sponsored attack' allegations stating Apple has cleared, these alerts are often false alarms.

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BJP has slammed Opposition alliance after various leers of I.N.D.I. A bloc attacked Centre claiming that y h received a warning message from Apple about 'state-sponsored attackers' potentially targeting ir iPhones and or devices. Responding to se claims, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia stated that Apple has alrey clarified that such alerts are often false alarms and baseless. He asserted that inste of taking legal action in such instances, opposition starts doing politics.

"Apple has me it clear that se alerts are often false alarms. It should be asked why Rahul Gandhi and ors don't follow legal process-- y don't file a Police complaint or write to Apple company but start doing politics. We too have spoken to cyber experts. re are a few countries that have enmity against India and are experts in spying of this kind, I would like to say that malware, phishing and spyware come on your phone when an individual accesses such websites and even watches wrong content," said Gaurav Bhatia.

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He furr vised Rahul Gandhi to stay away from anti-national forces which can be against country's welfare. "Rahul Gandhi, I would only like to request you to make good use of your mobile phone. Don't ally with any such anti-national force which is against nation's interest or don't access any such website which is inappropriate for any Indian".

BJP IT Cell he Amit Malviya cited Apple's clarification statement and issued a statement within and took a dig at Rahul Gandhi asserting he me a complete joke of himself.  He asked Gandhi-scion What is it that drives him to champion foreign agencies' sponsored stories? Soros? Last time too he didn’t submit his phone for investigation. Why waste national time by making frivolous allegations?

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Mocking I.N.D.I alliance, Malviya stated, "Life of an ‘issueless’ Opposition in India: wake up and outrage over something frivolous, roll in Rahul Gandhi and assorted voices in ranks to wail, only to find that issue is de by noon".
He furr informed, "Besides Apple’s statement, which is quite clear, I also spoke to a few technology experts, who opine that users susceptible to ing on salacious links are more likely to be at receiving end of such phishing attacks. Beware of what you watch on your phone".

Apple releases statement

Apple released a statement emphasising that y do not attribute threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. y furr stated that threat notifications can be imperfect and incomplete, and some may even be false alarms. “Apple does not attribute threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. State-sponsored attackers are very well-funded and sophisticated, and ir attacks evolve over time. Detecting such attacks relies on threat intelligence signals that are often imperfect and incomplete. It’s possible that some Apple threat notifications may be false alarms, or that some attacks are not detected. We are unable to provide information about what causes us to issue threat notifications,” according to Apple's statement.

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Govt pressuring Apple: CPI MP

Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam spoke exclusively to Republic TV and alleged that Apple might have released statement under government pressure and blamed Centre for hacking into Opposition leers' systems. “I don't believe in this statement of Apple because government is spying on opposition. No investigation is needed because everyone is being spied se days. Earlier also it has happened and today again”.

00:27 IST, November 1st 2023