Cybersecurity

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Offline payment push: Innovation must include stronger consumer protection

NPCI's offline NFC-based UPI can expand digital payments and financial inclusion, but robust security, fraud safeguards and strong consumer protection must underpin its rollout

'Unprecedented': OpenAI agent goes rogue, redraws cybersecurity risks

The incident has reignited concerns over autonomous AI agents, enterprise security and whether existing cyber defences can withstand machine-speed attacks