Congress on Tuesday hit back at the US mobile phone maker Apple after it clarified that it’s possible that some Apple threat notifications may be false alarms, terming iPhone maker’s clarification a “long-winded non-denial” which only confirms party leader Rahul Gandhi’s claims.In a post on X, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Apple’s clarification is a long-winded non-denial… it only confirms what Rahul Gandhi said in his press conference.
His remarks came soon after Apple in a statement said that “state-sponsored attackers are very well-funded and sophisticated, and their 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,” it said.
“We are unable to provide information about what causes us to issue threat notifications, as that may help state-sponsored attackers adapt their behavior to evade detection in the future,” it added.
It further said that Apple has sent “Threat Notifications” to individuals whose accounts are in nearly 150 countries. The response from the US-based Apple came hours after several Opposition MPs and leaders claimed to have received a notification from Apple stating that their devices could be targeted by ‘”state-sponsored attackers”.
Earlier in the day, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre saying that many of his office members, party leaders, and Opposition leaders have received alerts on alleged attempts to hack their Apple devices.