Cybersecurity

Govt's cybersecurity efforts get Anthropic's Claude Mythos boost

Central agencies like I4C and Cert-In, as well as some IT firms, to get limited access for AI model testing and deployment

The new cybersecurity imperative

Safety must match digital scale in banking to maintain trust

Govt plans 'AI-against-AI' approach to strengthen digital public infra

Govt is considering deploying artificial intelligence to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen digital public infrastructure as concerns grow over advanced AI models' cybersecurity capabilities

Centre looks to untangle cyber compliance, audit knots for telcos

Service providers may see single-point incident-reporting requirements

Google posts Chromium browsers' proof-of-concept exploit code without a fix

Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera, and other Chromium-based browsers could reportedly be exposed to abuse after Google accidentally revealed exploit code for an unfixed vulnerability

AI makes cybercrime threat more intense for businesses worldwide: Report

AI accelerates cyber threats as enterprises ramp up spending on digital security

Startups power Indian quantum computing push with homegrown innovation

About 100 homegrown firms are building advanced hardware and supply chains for tech transformation, reports Shine Jacob

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

Apple spent years securing Mac, researchers broke it with Mythos in days

Researchers reportedly used Anthropic's Mythos and human expertise to bypass Apple Mac security protections that took nearly five years to develop

Claude's Chrome extension vulnerable to exploitation despite a fix: Report

Security researchers claim a flaw in Anthropic's Claude in Chrome extension could let malicious browser add-ons misuse Claude's AI-powered automation capabilities

Banking sector buckles up to tackle rising cybersecurity risks from Mythos

Global regulators and Indian banks race to strengthen cybersecurity as Anthropic's Claude Mythos raises fears of AI-powered systemic financial attacks

Algo rhythm: Indian firms lack basics to use AI for cybersecurity

Many Indian firms see AI as a security booster, but gaps in zero-trust frameworks, visibility and skilled staff continue to weaken cyber resilience

DPI inclusion gaps persist despite welfare gains: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said India's digital public infrastructure has boosted welfare delivery, but gaps remain in inclusion and governance

Airtel launches Secure Workforce, cybersecurity platform for enterprises

India's No 2 carrier claims solution to be India's first, fully-managed and unified Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) security solution

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

Over 35k users, 13k organisations hit in global phishing attack: Microsoft

Microsoft said the phishing campaign targeted over 35,000 users across 13,000 organisations using fake compliance emails and adversary-in-the-middle attacks to steal account access

PNB hikes cyber spend as AI models like Anthropic Mythos raise risks

The country's ‌third largest state-run lender by market capitalisation has earmarked about 20 per cent of its technology budget for cybersecurity, or roughly ₹700 crore to ₹800 crore

US lawmakers probe Chinese AI firms over exploitation, security risks

Through adversarial model distillation and the rapid global distribution of PRC-developed models, China is working to undercut US leadership, weaken trusted American alternatives

Bots dominate web traffic as AI reshapes online threat landscape: Report

Bots account for 53 per cent of global web traffic in 2025, with AI making them harder to detect. The shift is reshaping how systems distinguish legitimate activity from malicious automation

India's Cert-In warns of AI-led cyber threats, lists protection steps

New CERT-In advisory highlights how frontier AI systems are enabling large-scale scams, deepfakes, and automated cyberattacks with minimal human intervention