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CBSE Online Marking Portal Hacked After Officials Denied Security Flaws
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (265+ words) After publicly exposing security vulnerabilities in CBSE's On-Screen Marking portal, Nisarga Adhikary, a Bengaluru-based cybersecurity researcher who recently completed Class 12, hacked into two of the portal's domains. "We were able to get full create, read, update and delete (CRUD) access…...
Privacy and surveillance implications of age verification at scale
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (489+ words) Note: The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule. All quotes have been edited for clarity and brevity." Nikhil Pahwa, founder and editor-in-chief of Media Nama, argued that age verification systems cannot function without verifying everyone who uses a…...
Why Age Verification for Children Online May Not Work
1+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) Experts at a Media Nama roundtable debated whether age verification for children online is technically feasible, privacy-safe, or effective....
Texas Sues Meta and Whats App Over End-to-End Encryption Claims
1+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) You can access the original lawsuit from here. The State of Texas has sued Meta and Whats App, alleging that the companies falsely claimed users" messages were protected by end-to-end encryption while internally retaining access to private communications. The lawsuit,…...
European Commission Issues Draft High-Risk AI Guidelines
1+ week, 1+ day ago (331+ words) Read the general principles document, Annex I, and Annex III here. The European Commission has published draft guidelines on when an AI system qualifies as high-risk under Article 6 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), and when it does…...
HDFC AMC Discloses Cybersecurity Incident, Says Operations Unaffected
1+ week, 4+ day ago (15+ words) HDFC AMC discloses cybersecurity breach; SEBI tightens AI threat rules amid rising global cybercrime losses....
India Releases AI Incident Reporting Standard for Telecom
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (142+ words) India has released a standard for documenting AI incidents in telecom networks. Here's what the new framework means, and what it doesn't....
India Seeks Local Hosting for AI Cybersecurity Models
2+ week, 5+ day ago (91+ words) India pushes for sovereign hosting of Anthropic's AI models amid Claude Mythos cybersecurity concerns....
Linked In accused of GDPR violations for 'profile view' charge
3+ week, 3+ day ago (354+ words) Privacy advocacy group noyb has filed a complaint against Linked In, accusing the platform of restricting users" General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) access rights while charging for the same data through its premium subscription service. Questions Over Profile Tracking: NOYB…...
SEBI Orders Cybersecurity Overhaul Over Mythos Concerns
3+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) The circular can be accessed here. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has named Anthropic's Claude Mythos in a circular dated May 5, ordering every regulated entity in Indian securities markets to immediately overhaul their cybersecurity infrastructure. SEBI is…...