Cyberattacks

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

Trump enlists pvt sector to boost cyber-offensive arsenal against criminals

A new Trump administration programme will allow private companies under federal oversight to conduct offensive cyber operations against criminal groups targeting Americans

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

Banks double cyber insurance cover to $100 mn as digital threats intensify

Higher cyberattacks, rising claim severity and tighter regulatory scrutiny are prompting banks and financial institutions to significantly increase cyber insurance cover

BoB data breach: A look at India's biggest corporate cyberattacks

The alleged Bank of Baroda breach follows several major cyberattacks involving Indian banks, telecom operators, manufacturers, airlines and fintech firms

BoB hit by cyberattack: 1 terabyte of customer data 'leaked on dark web'

State-owned lender orders a forensic audit after an employee's email account was compromised, while maintaining that its core banking systems were not accessed

OpenAI models carry out hack in hours that may usually take weeks

OpenAI said it informed law enforcement and other US authorities after learning of a reported breach involving Hugging Face, as claims emerged that AI tools may have completed the cyberattack in hours

Govt probing Tata Electronics data breach, incident reported to CERT-In

"We are investigating it... it has been reported to CERT-In," IT Secretary S Krishnan told reporters when asked about the reported cyber incident involving Tata Electronics

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro may have leaked months before launch. Here’s how

Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro may have been leaked months before its launch after a cyberattack on Tata Electronics, one of Apple's biggest manufacturing partners.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro photos, supplier lists leaked after cyberattack on Tata

Sensitive supplier lists, component details and images of Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models were allegedly posted online by a ransomware group following a cyberattack on Tata Electronics

Probe links Russia to Jaguar hack that caused $2.5 bn hit to UK economy

Investigators believe a Russian hacking group, not the collective that initially claimed responsibility, carried out the ransomware attack that disrupted Jaguar Land Rover and dented Britain's economy

Corporate cybercrime: Why businesses are becoming prime targets of hackers

From ransomware and boss scams to AI-powered phishing and data theft, cybercrime is becoming a boardroom concern as companies emerge as the most lucrative targets for organised attackers

Tata Electronics hit by cyber breach exposing Apple, Tesla trade secrets

Tata Electronics reports a cyber incident after hackers allegedly leaked Apple and Tesla-related design and manufacturing files on the dark web

Meta fixes Instagram AI support flaw that let hackers take over accounts

Meta has patched a vulnerability in its AI support tool after reports suggested attackers could change account details and reset passwords through the chatbot

Invisible crisis: AI-powered cyber-attacks can endanger financial stability

The IMF warns that AI-powered cyberattacks could threaten global financial stability, exposing vulnerabilities in digital payment systems and banking infrastructure

Google reports its first discovery of a zero-day exploit made with AI help

Google says threat actors likely used AI tools to identify and develop a zero-day exploit, marking what it describes as the first known case of its kind

Canvas outage during cyberattack disrupts finals at schools, universities

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline on Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education's dependence on technology. The hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach at Canvas, said Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at the cybersecurity firm Emisoft. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment or questions about whether the system was taken down as a precaution or because the hackers knocked it offline. Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more. The hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed, Connolly said. Students quickly took to social media to ask if others were unable to access Canvas, with many panicking that they could no longer view course materials housed within the platform

WhatsApp security flaws could expose devices to attacks, warns Cert-In

Cert-In has warned WhatsApp users about multiple security flaws that could allow attackers to execute malicious code and gain unauthorised access on affected devices

China's supercomputing centre may have suffered major data breach: Report

The data has reportedly been stolen from the National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin (NSCC), a major computing hub that supports more than 6,000 users

Malware campaign targets AI tools like Claude Code, OpenClar: Kaspersky

Fake ads and cloned websites trick developers into installing infostealers, exposing credentials, source code and sensitive data, says Kaspersky