[Russian Security Agency says "Apple cooperates with US intelligence agencies to monitor Russian iPhone users." Apple denies). Apple issued a statement denying the Russian Security Agency's claim that "Apple cooperates with US intelligence agencies to monitor Russian iPhone users." Apple said it had "never worked with any government to insert a back door into any Apple product and will never do so". According to the Russian satellite news agency, the Russian Security Service said on June 1 that "a case of intelligence activities of US intelligence agencies involving thousands of iPhone phones, including those registered as staff of foreign embassies in Russia, was detected."