Cybersecurity

Sebi launches portals to strengthen cybersecurity incident reporting

The Incident Reporting Portal will streamline cybersecurity incident reporting, while the Cyber Suraksha Portal will serve as a central hub for information sharing

Updated On: 17 Aug 2026 | 6:19 PM IST

Trump gives green light to US companies to aim hacks at cybercriminals

The practice would align the United States more closely with countries like China and Russia, where spy agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to help with national security missions

Updated On: 14 Aug 2026 | 8:10 AM IST

No evidence of data breach, impact on clients after hacker claim: HCLTech

IT services major says potentially exposed employee data may be limited and several years old; further investigation is underway and material findings will be reported

Updated On: 11 Aug 2026 | 5:31 PM IST

Cyber storm ahead: India needs an urgent framework to tackle rising attacks

In India, we may need to implement a cash-for-clunkers programme to encourage our state-level infrastructure providers to upgrade to the latest software

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 10:02 PM IST

Why AI giants split over open-model restrictions amid distillation claims

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 escaping a cybersecurity testing sandbox has renewed scrutiny of open-weight AI models, while allegations of model distillation add a wider debate over AI safety

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 4:03 PM IST

North Korean hacking group builds AI tools to automate cyberattacks: Report

The tools could allow operators to process documents without sending sensitive information to external AI services, the report said

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 2:32 PM IST

Chinese startup Moonshot's AI model escapes testing sandbox: Researchers

AI ​models are typically run in isolated 'sandboxes' during cybersecurity tests to block access to external information and assess their ability to solve problems independently

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 10:34 AM IST

OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model Astra

Preliminary ​evaluations over the past several days, along with outside expert assessments, indicated Astra may be capable of performing increasingly sophisticated cyber tasks autonomously

Updated On: 10 Aug 2026 | 10:18 AM IST

OpenAI pauses work on new Astra model to boost safeguards over cyber risks

The ChatGPT maker said the unreleased model may cross its 'critical cybersecurity threshold' and develop zero-day exploits autonomously

Updated On: 08 Aug 2026 | 8:41 AM IST

OpenAI's models secretly joined forces months ahead of hacking Hugging Face

Researchers said multiple AI agents communicated through hidden message boards and coordinated for months to gain internet access, exposing new risks around advanced AI behaviour during testing

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 8:59 AM IST

Meta AI model accessed internet, hacked outside firm during testing

The company said a testing misconfiguration gave its AI model internet access, allowing it to exploit a vulnerability in an external service during a cybersecurity evaluation

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 8:46 AM IST

UK's AI watchdog catches Anthropic and OpenAI's agent going rogue in test

UK's AI Security Institute found the two models targeting real people and organisations during a routine cyber evaluation, with most incidents involving Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5

Updated On: 05 Aug 2026 | 2:16 PM IST

OpenAI, Anthropic model implicated in new security breaches during tests

Britain's AI Security Institute said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations

Updated On: 05 Aug 2026 | 8:34 AM IST

India's average data breach cost hits record ₹25.5 cr in 2026: IBM report

IBM says AI-generated attacks accounted for 26% of malicious breaches in India, while organisations using AI and security automation reported lower breach costs

Updated On: 03 Aug 2026 | 6:52 PM IST

OpenAI finds more rogue AI agent escapes during internal investigation

According to Reuters, the additional escapes were limited in scope and there was no indication that any of the AI agents left OpenAI's internal network

Updated On: 01 Aug 2026 | 7:01 PM IST

Anthropic, OpenAI cyber failures raise concerns over US national security

Cybersecurity experts criticised Anthropic and OpenAI after AI models accessed external organisations during testing, with Anthropic's Claude stealing credentials and data due to a configuration error

Updated On: 01 Aug 2026 | 8:27 AM IST

What customers should do if personal info is exposed in a data breach

The reported breach may expose customers to phishing, identity theft and financial fraud. Here is how users can secure their accounts and monitor possible misuse.

Updated On: 30 Jul 2026 | 1:18 PM IST

Cybersecurity GCCs nearly double in India as global threats intensify

The number of cybersecurity GCCs in India has risen to 59 from about 30 in six years as global firms tap local talent for engineering, threat intelligence and security operations

Updated On: 29 Jul 2026 | 7:56 PM IST

Rogue AI incident exposes urgent need for stronger autonomous safeguards

An AI agent autonomously exploiting vulnerabilities to hack systems exposes gaps in current safeguards and highlights the urgent need for stronger AI safety frameworks

Updated On: 28 Jul 2026 | 9:55 PM IST

AI tools uncover record software flaws in tech sector, shows database

The US National Vulnerabilities Database, a repository of digital security holes, recorded 45,207 flaws between January and Monday, a count approaching the total number found in all of 2025

Updated On: 28 Jul 2026 | 8:56 AM IST