Last week, Google and Apple sent an alert to their users. It was said that they could be targeted by spyware. Now the Central Government has sent a notice to Apple regarding this. The company has been given notice due to the alert sent to the users in India. Also, government agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has issued a public advisory. It has been said that the users who have received this alert can take technical help from the agency.
Government asked for information from Apple
Apple and Google had sent spyware related notices to their users on 2-3 December. According to media reports, now the government has sent a notice to Apple asking for more information related to the matter. The government has asked what type of threats were detected by the company, how such threats were detected and how many users could be affected by it. Cyber security experts also say that such spyware attacks are becoming a cause for concern and there is a possibility of their increasing continuously.
Apple gave this response
According to Moneycontrol, after this notice, Apple has held a meeting with the Central Government and CERT-In regarding this. In this, the company said that the notifications sent to the users were internal threat signals and no government was behind them.
CERT-In gave this advice to the user
After the alert was sent by Apple, CERT-In had issued a public advisory. It was said that Apple has detected an attempt to remotely compromise some Apple IDs. In view of this, all iPhone users should update their devices and enable lockdown mode. Also, the user was asked to be cautious of any unusual prompts appearing on the screen. Users who had received this alert can contact the agency and get their device checked.
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