What is the Apple 'state-sponsored' hacking alert row?

iPhone owners in more than 150 countries reported receiving 'state-sponsored' hacking alerts in their phones.

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"Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone," the message read.

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Opposition MPs including Shashi Tharoor and Mahua Moitra also received the said alerts.

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Apple clarified that the alerts may be false alarm and failed to provide information on the cause of the notification.

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government has asked Apple to join the investigation over the alert.

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