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Amazon’s cloud unit hit by outage involving AI tools in December
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (217+ words) Amazon's cloud unit AWS had suffered an outage impacting a cost-management feature in December, a spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The Financial Times reported earlier that the service suffered "two "outages in December stemming from errors involving its own AI…...
Commercial insurance rates fall by up to 25% in India
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (735+ words) Commercial insurance rates in India declined by up to 25% in the fourth quarter of 2025 amid increased capacity and intensified competition across markets. Cyber risk insurance declined by 10-15% even as cyber frauds cases continued to soar at an alarming rate. India…...
This Android malware uses Google Gemini to think and act
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (471+ words) Researchers at ESET, the company behind the NOD32 antivirus, have discovered a new Android malware called PromptSpy that uses Google Gemini to manipulate users. Unlike traditional malware, which often relies on hard-coded instructions, PromptSpy is the first known case of Android…...
Google Chrome extension with 6 million users caught harvesting AI chats
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (343+ words) Google Chrome, the most widely used browser, offers thousands of extensions for added functionality. However, security researchers recently uncovered a malicious extension, Urban VPN Proxy, that was collecting conversations from popular AI chatbots. This extension, with over six million users,…...
Sanchar saathi app row, Pak couples detained, and five workers rescued
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (142+ words) Sanchar Saathi app, case of two young Pakistani couples who crossed the Rann of Kutch and Jharkhand workers who are set to return home Our flagship daily news show, where we talk to in-house experts about what is going on…...
How cyber attacks, and protection, is evolving in times of AI
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) Steve talks about cyber security in today's Gen AI scenario. He explains how Mandiant is helping corporations today stay a step ahead and make sure their data is safe as AI takes over everything. AI ... How cyber attacks, and protection,…...
Russian intelligence says it collects WeChat data: What does that mean?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian intelligence document obtained by The New York Times. The…...
Badbox 2.0 malware spreads to more than 1 million Android devices, says FBI
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (366+ words) The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning saying that the Badbox 2.0 malware campaign has infected more than 1 million Android devices. First discovered in early 2023 on a T95 Android TV box available on Amazon, the malware comes…...
New SOP aims to reduce IOs’ burden in collecting forensic samples
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (673+ words) investigating officers, delhi investigating officers, collecting forensic samples, forensic samples, Provisioning" and" Logistics (P&L) unit, delhi news, India news, Indian express, current affairs With an aim to save time and manpower in the collection of forensic samples and submission of…...
Amid rising cyber threats, audit finds over 270 Power Grid substations lack ‘next-generation’ firewalls
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (556+ words) The estimated cost of installing advanced firewalls'equipped with intrusion detection and prevention systems'across 273 substations is estimated at around Rs 119 crore. More than 270 substations operated by state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, all commissioned before official cybersecurity guidelines were introduced…...