Cyber Security

Govt plans cyber audit as digital fault lines emerge amid security breaches

Review likely to assess enterprise risks after cluster of security breaches

Why a flaw in PHP has put the internet's underlying code under scrutiny

AI tools helped researchers uncover serious weaknesses in PHP, raising fresh questions about how artificial intelligence could transform both cyber-security and hacking

AI agents accessed Indian firms' records without authorisation: Cert-In

Indian organisations failed to detect unauthorised access by AI models and agents, while AI companies voluntarily disclosed the incidents to Cert-In, the cyber agency said

Uniform standards, regulatory support key to zero-touch telecom networks

Industry leaders at India Mobile Congress say autonomous networks can improve efficiency, but need common standards, regulatory support, safeguards and human oversight

AI agents tried to hack a Canadian govt website: Research firm Transluce

Transluce said the activity showed tactics similar to those it had previously linked to OpenAI, but the firm said it could not confidently attribute the latest attempts to the company

96% Indian firms hit by business-disrupting cyber incidents: Cisco report

As many as 96 per cent of organisations in India suffered a material, business-disrupting cyber incident over the past 12 months, with more than one in three involving artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced attacks, according to a report released by technology major Cisco. The study highlighted that internal organisational friction - including bureaucratic approval delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams - represents a greater impediment to strengthening cyber defences than technological limitations. The findings are part of Cisco's 'Relentless Defense Report', based on a double-blind survey of 8,000 security professionals across 30 markets, including 1,000 respondents from India. The report evaluated organisations on how completely they protect their environments, the speed at which they detect and remediate threats and the operational bottlenecks that slow them down. India recorded an average score of 66 out of 100, marginally above the global average of 64. However, only

Country needs to build its own digital security platforms: Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta, cofounder of QNu Labs, talks about why digital security is a sovereign need

BoB CEO calls for higher investment in cyber security as threats mount

Bank of Baroda MD and CEO Debadatta Chand said banks need stronger technology investments to tackle cyber threats, while customer risks require greater digital literacy

How OpenAI's AI agents found a way to coordinate and hack Hugging Face

Findings from OpenAI and METR offer a detailed account of the Hugging Face incident, revealing how hundreds of AI agents communicated and coordinated activity across separate evaluation runs

Fake ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini apps now used as bait for malware attacks

Kaspersky researchers found 92,000 malicious attacks disguised as AI services in 2026, with fake ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini apps accounting for most of the attacks

After TCS, HCLTech say no evidence of systems breach after hacking claims

HCLTech said there was no evidence of breach of the company's systems or engagement with any of the company's clients

From Bank of Baroda to Air India: India’s biggest data breaches | Cybercrime | Data leak

From Bank of Baroda and Tata Electronics to WazirX, ICMR and Air India, India has witnessed several major data breaches in recent years. Why are cyberattacks becoming more frequent, and how prepared.

AI-powered cyberattacks are rising: Can cybersecurity keep up with hackers?

Cyberattacks are becoming faster and more automated with AI. Here's how the technology is changing the battle between hackers and security teams

How OpenAI's model escaped testing and hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI says its advanced AI models, GPT-5.6 Sol and another more capable unreleased model, breached Hugging Face's systems during an internal cybersecurity evaluation.

Reforms a continuous necessity, not a fashionable term: PM Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister urged secretaries to promote young innovators, strengthen cybersecurity, counter misinformation and align education with future industry needs

Sebi flags 'Boss Scam', cautions companies against CEO impersonation fraud

Sebi noted that perpetrators are increasingly deploying advanced techniques such as deepfake voice cloning and AI-generated video calls to impersonate company heads

6 of 7 cyber predictions came true in a year: Is India's BFSI sector ready?

Six of the seven cyber predictions made last year have come true, showing how quickly cyber threats are evolving and why India's BFSI sector must strengthen its defences

Explained: How hackers are exploiting AI hallucinations to scam you | Cybersecurity

AI chatbots don't just make mistakes—they may be creating new opportunities for hackers. In this video, we explain how cybercriminals are exploiting AI hallucinations through techniques like *Phantom

Cert-In operationalises AI war room to work on frontier AI models

Cert-In has operationalised an AI war room to test advanced AI models, identify vulnerabilities and prepare India for wider access to frontier artificial intelligence technologies

Evolving security landscape and new jobs

In this session, Sanjay Poddar, Cybersecurity expert, Ex-Fortinet, Ex-TPG Telecom, talks about the changing cybersecurity landscape and provides management tips to the B-Schoolers.