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An 18 MB WhatsApp file and a domestic help’s phone: How a Bombay HC judge lost Rs 6.02 lakh in a credit card scam

March 07, 2026 5:18 pm

The Bombay High Court judge was trying to redeem her credit card points and fell prey to the scam after contacting a customer care service number she found online.

ICAR data breach: Head of institute replaced 3 days before end of term

Hackers hit Iranian apps, websites after US-Israeli strikes

March 03, 2026 8:44 am

Cyber operations ‌also struck a variety of Iranian government services and military targets to limit a coordinated Iranian response.

Invideo’s creative platform is now tightly integrated with Google Cloud’s AI stack, including advanced TPU and GPU systems, to support everything from script prompts to full cinematic scenes.Image: Reuters)

Security flaws in Google’s Looker expose firms to data theft, system takeover: Report

February 09, 2026 8:27 am

The Google-owned business intelligence platform is reportedly used by more than 60,000 companies in 195 countries.

OpenAI warns next-gen AI models could pose high cybersecurity risks; readies defences

December 12, 2025 9:21 am

OpenAI is not the only one trying to tamper-proof its own AI models in anticipation of a future with frequent, more sophisticated AI-led cybersecurity threats.

Alongside its highly anticipated release of Gemini 3, Google on November 18, introduced its new AI-powered coding tool.

What is Antigravity, Google’s new agentic AI coding platform raising fresh security concerns?

November 28, 2025 8:57 am

AI chatbots for coding have evolved into AI native software development terminals and autonomous coding agents, but this shift could open the door to new security risks.

Over 18 lakh users of society management app Adda exposed in alleged data breach: Report

November 27, 2025 5:56 pm

The ‘stolen’ data includes owner IDs as well as users’ first and last names, phone numbers, email addresses, and passwords.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus and Galaxy S25 Ultra can try turning off fast charging to fix the problem.

What is ‘Landfall’ spyware, and how was it used to target Samsung Galaxy phones?

November 17, 2025 5:59 pm

Similar to other commercial-grade spyware, Landfall enables broad surveillance of victims by vacuuming up on-device data as well as tapping the device’s microphone and tracking precise location.

China accuses US of cyber breaches at national time centre

October 19, 2025 10:04 am

The ministry said it found evidence tracing stolen data and credentials as far back as 2022.

Google advises users to upgrade to a phone running Android 13 or later. Often, a mid-tier new phone can offer better security than an older flagship phone running a previous operating system.(Image Source; Pixabay)

Android devices vulnerable to new ‘Pixnapping’ attack: Here’s all you need to know

October 15, 2025 9:54 am

This new hacking technique that could be used to infect Android devices relies on the operating system’s pixel rendering pipeline.

Apple has introduced the first-ever iPhone Air.

iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air come with key security upgrade to prevent Pegasus-like spyware attacks

September 11, 2025 3:12 pm

While security experts acknowledged the “major security improvements”, they also criticised the way Apple has framed the security feature’s effectiveness.