Apple and CERT-In Collaborate to Investigate Snooping Alert, Prompting IT Panel Meeting with Opposition MPs
The Indian government's computer security agency, CERT-In, and Apple have formed teams to investigate the alleged hacking of Opposition MPs' iPhones after receiving an alert from Apple about "state-sponsored attackers." Some MPs have requested a meeting of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology to discuss the issue. The investigation will focus on vulnerabilities in iPhone's operating system, the nature of the attack, and the adequacy of cybersecurity measures. Opposition MPs have raised concerns about personal data security and potential implications for national security, comparing the situation to the Pegasus spyware scandal. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has called for changes in the IT Act to bring surveillance using sophisticated software under judicial purview.