Minister Jitin Prasada Addresses Alleged Spyware Attacks in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi [India], July 26: The Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, informed the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is in communication with Apple regarding the issue of alleged state-sponsored spyware attacks. “There is no such thing as state-sponsored hacking or tracking,” he said.
Prasada was responding to a question from Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Raghav Chaddha over alleged state-sponsored hacking in the Rajya Sabha today. He said, “CERT is in touch with Apple and is in the process of getting information from the company about the alerts. Our agencies will act on the information provided.”
Raising the issue in the Upper House on Friday, Raghav Chadha said, “I along with several members of this House, particularly who sit in the opposition benches, are victims of something called state-sponsored spyware attack. Whereby our mobile phones notified us that a state-sponsored cyber attack took place which was attempting to infiltrate our mobile phone devices.”
“Now members of just not this House including several journalists and eminent people in public life are also victims. Therefore, I ask whether the government has taken cognizance of such attacks. Is there a list of the people who were attacked by such spyware attacks? And thirdly, what action has been taken?” he questioned.
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Jitin Prasada -: Jitin Prasada is a politician in India who is currently the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology.
Rajya Sabha -: Rajya Sabha is one of the two houses of the Parliament of India. It is also known as the Council of States.
Spyware -: Spyware is a type of software that secretly collects information from a computer or phone without the user knowing.
CERT-In -: CERT-In stands for the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. It helps protect India’s internet and computer systems from attacks.
Apple -: Apple is a big technology company that makes iPhones, iPads, and other electronic devices.
State-sponsored -: State-sponsored means that a government is behind certain actions, like hacking or spying.
AAP -: AAP stands for Aam Aadmi Party, which is a political party in India.
Raghav Chaddha -: Raghav Chaddha is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and a politician in India.
