Cybersecurity

Gemini hacked 3 companies in first known autonomous breakout by Google's AI

Gemini found public information online and guessed credentials to access three websites during a May cybersecurity evaluation, Google said, prompting changes to testing processes

Brics 2026: India proposes DPI repository, centres for capacity building

India has proposed a digital public infrastructure repository, capacity-building centres and voluntary pilot projects to support digital transformation across Brics countries

Why AI should worry us more than nukes

No country has used nuclear weapons since 1945, but superintelligence could make humans irrelevant or even be used to kill them

QClairvoyance Quantum Labs, IITM-C-DOT Samgnya tie up on quantum tech

The partnership will focus on quantum computing, algorithms, AI and post-quantum cybersecurity, with emphasis on research, validation and eventual deployment

QNu Labs raises ₹200 crore as demand for quantum-safe security builds

The funding will support technology development and global expansion as governments and enterprises prepare for a shift towards quantum-safe cybersecurity infrastructure

AI sovereignty crucial for cybersecurity, says Gaganyaan astronaut

Gaganyaan astronaut and IAF pilot Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair on Saturday said AI sovereignty is crucial for ensuring national cybersecurity, as the growing use of artificial intelligence is making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake content. Speaking at the Kerala Cyber Suraksha Summit 2026, organised by Kerala Startup Mission and F9 Infotech, Nair said cybersecurity would have limited value unless the country developed ownership and control over AI technologies. "It is very important that we have AI sovereignty, and any amount of cybersecurity will be of no avail unless we own AI," he said. Nair said future wars and industries would involve a "whole-of-nation approach", making it increasingly difficult to distinguish between physical and digital boundaries. "In the whole-of-nation approach, it's very difficult to say where the physical boundaries end and where the digital boundaries start. And it's going to affect all of us," he said. He stressed the ne

Open-source AI models pose greatest security threat: Meerah Rajavel

Cheap open-source AI models could widen the cyberattack threat as adversaries gain access to powerful tools without the cost of frontier models

India tops APAC in mobile threat detections as attacks turn more targeted

From fake reward apps to AI-generated messages, cybercriminals are finding new ways to target mobile users, Kaspersky analysis shows

Blue Cloud kicks off $150-mn technology deal with SpaceX International

The 18-month project covers enterprise AI compute infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data centre solutions, with billing set to begin this quarter

India becomes Sophos' top growth market after 60% jump in FY26 business

Global cybersecurity major Sophos has recorded a 60 per cent growth in its India business in the last financial year, outperforming the broader domestic market growth by four times, a top company executive said. India is now the largest contributor to the company's Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) operations and is currently the number one growth region for Sophos globally. "The cybersecurity market in India is growing at approximately 15 per cent. In the last financial year (FY26), we grew at 60 per cent, which means we are growing at four times the market (rate)," Gavin Struthers, Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific & Japan, Sophos, told PTI in an interaction. Struthers attributed this "phenomenal achievement" to the rising awareness of the importance of cyber resilience and increased regulatory focus, including the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. The company currently employs over 1,500 people in India, making it the largest employee base for Sophos across all ...

Paradigm shift in cybersecurity seen as defender, attacker are AI-enabled

There is a paradigm shift happening in the cybersecurity domain as entry barriers for attacks have reduced because of artificial intelligence, says 63SATS Cybertech's joint MD & joint CEO

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

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

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