CERT-In Launches Probe into Apple Threat Notification to Opposition MPs

IT secretary S. Krishnan said on Thursday that the government's cybersecurity agency, CERT-In, has begun an inquiry into the matter of the Apple danger warning that a number of opposition MPs received, and that the firm has been notified.

At an event pertaining to the Meity-NSF research cooperation, Krishnan informed reporters, "CERT-In has started its probe... they (Apple) will cooperate in this probe."

The national nodal agency for handling computer security problems as they arise is the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In.

The IT secretary said "yes" when asked whether a notification had been issued to Apple.

According to sources, the government has requested further data from Apple, such as the IP addresses, the location from where the hack was attempted, the time it was attempted, and whether or not the attacker was successful in breaking into the devices.

According to data, between January and October of this year, CERT-In found and reported 28 instances of vulnerabilities in the company's products.

According to sources, Apple was notified of these vulnerabilities and was obliged to take appropriate measures.

CERT-In has identified vulnerabilities in a number of Apple products, including watchOS, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, iTunes, and Apple iOS.

CERT-In released warnings stating that "multiple vulnerabilities are found in Apple products, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, gain access to sensitive information, and data manipulation."