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| Oct 21, 2026 | SBI Flags Exposure Of 3,897 Customer Records On Dark Web | SUMMARY
SBI’s preliminary analysis of around 3.75 Lakh records on the dark web identified 3,897 customer records containing personal information
The exposed information includes contact details and customer identifiers, while the source and... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | India Breach Costs Hit Record as AI Attacks Surge: Only One in Three Firms Prepared | By Mark Rutherford
Published: Aug 03 2026, 7:29 AM EDT
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| Apr 28, 2026 | CERT-In SAMVAAD 2026 Convenes in Goa, Strengthening Cyber Security Framework for Digital Bharat | Panaji, Goa, India
The three-day annual conference of CERT-In empanelled auditing organizations, SAMVAAD 2026, commenced today at BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus and will continue till April 29, bringing together over 500 delegates from a... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | How Hybrid Cloud Growth Is Creating a Visibility Crunch in India | image: envato/GoldenDayz
Indian enterprises are modernising at an exceptional pace. As one of the world’s fastest adopters of hybrid cloud architectures, India is rapidly expanding its use of public cloud, private cloud, SaaS applications, ... |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Web Application Penetration Testing: A Complete Guide to Web App Pen Testing | Share
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Web application penetration testing helps uncover weaknesses hidden inside live applications. Many organisations depend heavily on customer portals, internal systems and cloud applications. These applications c... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Global Fintech Fest 2025: AI is perfecting phishing attacks, says CERT-In Director General | |
| May 23, 2025 | The New Battlefield: Generative AI and the Fight Against Misinformation | In the digital age, information is power. But what happens when that information is manipulated? Generative AI has emerged as a double-edged sword, capable of creating both innovative solutions and dangerous misinformation. As geopolitical ... |
| May 21, 2025 | How Generative AI Is Shaping Public Discourse During Geopolitical Tensions "Specifically, adversaries are deploying Natural Language Generation (NLG) models to produce synthetic news articles, social media posts, and deepfake multimedia content that appear highly credible and are designed to so... | The scale and sophistication of AI-generated misinformation in India is rising sharply. In 2025 alone, the country is projected to lose INR 70,000 crore to deepfake-related frauds, according to Pi-Labs' "Digital Deception Epidemic... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Cybersecurity and Sustainability: The Twin Challenges Facing India’s Financial and Transportation Sectors | In the fast-paced world of finance and transportation, two stories have emerged from India that highlight the pressing challenges of cybersecurity and sustainability. On one hand, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd faces a cyberattack t... |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Nippon Mutual Fund website has been down since a cyberattack on 9 April | The website of Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd, India's largest mutual fund by number of investors, has been down since a cyberattack hit the company’s IT infrastructure on 9 April. When Mint visited the website on 17 April, the... |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Centre Planning An Advisory Soon Against DeepSeek: Report | SUMMARY
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is enquiring about the implications of using DeepSeek on Indian devices.
The authority is keeping a tab on user’s behaviour based on the interaction with chatbot, data like battery usag... |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Experts Call for Increased Spending on Incident Management Systems in Budget 2025-26 As we approach the Union Budget 2025-26, industry experts are emphasizing that cybersecurity must take center stage in discussions about protecting India's fast-expanding digital ecosystem | India's digital journey is nothing short of extraordinary. With over 971.50 million internet users and a penetration rate of 67.03 per cent, the country is reshaping its future at an unprecedented pace. In October 2024 alone, India pro... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | The Biggest Challenges Faced by Security Professionals in India This article delves into some of the most pressing challenges that security professionals in India face today and highlights the strategies being employed to tackle these issues. | In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, security professionals in India are encountering an array of challenges that have grown in complexity and scale. With India's economic growth and digital transformation accelerating, ... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Website Exposing Aadhaar And PAN Details Blocked The Aadhaar and PAN card details of Indian individuals, among other sensitive personal information, were discovered to be exposed on a number of websites that the Indian government has blacklisted. | The Aadhaar and PAN card details of Indian individuals, among other sensitive personal information, were discovered to be exposed on a number of websites that the Indian government has blacklisted. The Ministry of Electronics and Informatio... |
| Sep 25, 2024 | India launches CSIRT-Power to support sector against cyber threats
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In a significant step to secure India's power infrastructure, Union Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the Com... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Average cost of data breaches in India lower than global average: RBI report | The average cost of data breaches in India stood at $2.18 million in 2023 — a 28 per cent increase since 2020, albeit less than the global average cost of data breach of $4.45 million, according to RBI’s latest Report on Currency and Financ... |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Govt Confirms Data Breach At BSNL, Says Panel Formed To Audit Telecom Networks | SUMMARY
The data breach was analysed and found that one FTP server had data similar to the sample data shared by CERT-In, MoS for communications said
The minister also said that the government has constituted an inter-ministerial committee ... |
| May 19, 2024 | Динамика DDoS-атак: обзор первого квартала 2024 года | Мы продолжаем следить за тем, как меняются DDoS-атаки на критическую инфраструктуру и не только, — их интенсивностью и характером. Сегодня говорим о том, что произошло за последние полгода.
Фотография: Nick Fewings / Unsplash.comВзгляд на с... |
| May 13, 2024 | Google Chrome And Apple iTunes Users Alert! Govt Warns Of Security Vulnerability | SUMMARY
CERT has detected a similar issue in Apple's iTunes app, Digisol Router, Microsoft Edge, among others
Both Google and Apple have addressed security concerns by releasing necessary patches to fix vulnerabilities in their applica... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP | Enlarge
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Hackers abused an antivirus service for five years in order to infect end users with malware. The attack worked because the service delivered updates over HTTP, a protocol vulnerable to attacks that c... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years | The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents containing citize... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | India’s Election Commission fixes privacy flaws that exposed citizens’ information-seeking data | India’s federal election commission has fixed flaws on its website that exposed data related to citizens’ requests for information related to their voting eligibility status, local political candidates and parties, and technical details abo... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Some iPhones and iPads may be vulnerable to attackers, warns India's cyber security watchdog | Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned about a vulnerability that affects iPhone and iPad.
The county’s cyber security watchdog has said that the vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access sensitive information.
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| Oct 25, 2022 | Hacker Group Hive Claims Ransomware Attack on Tata Power, Leaks Stolen Data | John Lopez, Tech Times 25 October 2022, 01:10 pm
Hive ransomware has claimed responsibility for the latest data breach on Tata Power, a leading Indian energy company, and has begun leaking stolen employee information. Tata Power Hackers Lea... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Here’s how to stay safe from Chinese scammers releasing malicious Diwali-themed campaigns targeting Indians | Chinese scammers found a new way to hack into your personal information.
Scammers are using a new type of adware targeting prominent brands and tricking their customers into fraudulent and phishing scams.
Here’s how you can stay safe.
Adver... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Ransomware surges by 466% since 2019 in Q2-Q3 2022: Report | Team TC 20 Oct, 2022
Ransomware has grown by 466% since 2019 and is increasingly being used as a precursor to physical war as seen in the Russia conflict in Ukraine and the Iran and Albania cyber war, according to recent research.
In a rans... |
| Sep 25, 2022 | VPN Companies Plug Out Servers in India as New Data Rules Are Imposed | John Lopez, Tech Times 25 September 2022, 10:09 am
Expanded data privacy laws in India drove a slew of VPN companies out. This follows recent Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) rulings requiring VPN companies and oth... |
| Aug 20, 2022 | CERT-In Cautions Users Against Vulnerabilities In Google Chrome, iOS | Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Google Chrome which could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the targeted system: CERT-In
CERT-In has advised users to apply patches urgently to avoid being exploited
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| Jul 25, 2022 | Govt has a warning for all Apple Watch owners: Check details here | The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has issued a warning to all Apple Watch users in India. Marking the security risk of the vulnerabilities as ‘High’, the agency, in a press release, has cautioned Apple Watch users in the... |
| Jun 28, 2022 | CERT-In Extends Deadline Of Cybersecurity Directives For MSMEs, VPNs & Data Centres | The new deadline is September 25, 2022, as opposed to the previous deadline of June 28, 2022 (today)
The directives have been contended by data centres who will have to rebuild data infra from the bottom up and by VPNs as they go beyond the... |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Surfshark Confirms Shutdown of India Servers Due to Data Retention Laws | Surfshark has become the latest major VPN provider to confirm it will be shutting down its servers in India in response to the country’s new data and IT laws.
The decision follows ExpressVPN’s decision earlier this week to also pull out of ... |
| May 20, 2022 | India Orders VPNs to Keep User Logs or Leave the Country | The Indian government has told virtual private network (VPN) providers that the country “is not a good place to do business” if they aren't willing to collect user data.
The statement, announced by Minister of State for Electronics and... |
| May 18, 2022 | India says VPN firms unwilling to comply with new rules ‘will have to pull out’ | India is pushing ahead with its new cybersecurity rules that will require cloud service providers and VPN operators to maintain names of their customers and their IP addresses and suggested firms unwilling to comply to pull out of the world... |
| May 18, 2022 | Follow CERT-In Rules Or Move Out Of India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar Warns VPN Service Providers | Chandrasekhar's comments came in response to a few VPN service providers criticising the latest directions issued by CERT-In
Under the new directions, VPS and VPN service providers will be required to maintain logs, including names of ... |
| May 6, 2022 | VPN Providers Will Be Jailed In India If They Fail To Store Users’ Data: Strict Guidelines Issued | VPN Providers Will Be Jailed In India If They Fail To Store Users’ Data: Strict Guidelines Issued
Companies offering Virtual Private Network, or VPN services have been directed by the Union government to collect and store information of Ind... |
| May 4, 2022 | Government asks VPN, custodian crypto wallets to store data for 5 years | Team TC 4 May, 2022
India’s nodal cybersecurity agency Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has directed companies providing a virtual private network (VPN), cloud service as well as virtual asset, exchange, and custodian wallet provi... |
| May 2, 2022 | India Includes Crypto Businesses in New Rules for Cyber Security | India named the country's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) as the national agency for cyber security, including the crypto industry, in a move that clarifies which agency has the authority over suspicious or illicit activities i... |
| May 2, 2022 | India mandates data breach notification within six hours | Companies that experience cyber security breaches in India will have just six hours to notify authorities under sweeping new regulations declared by the country’s Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-In.
The regulation [pdf] applies to “s... |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Report Cyber Security Incidents Within 6 Hours To CERT-In: Govt | India’s cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response (CERT-In) on Thursday (April 28) directed organisations to mandatorily report cybercrime incidents to it within six hours.
“Any service provider, intermediary, data centre, bo... |
| Apr 28, 2022 | India directs companies, govt orgs to report cyber incidents within 6 hours | Team TC 28 Apr, 2022
India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued new directions that require all service providers, intermediaries, data centre providers, corporates, and government organisatio... |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Cyber security breach involving military officers on WhatsApp uncovered — probe ordered | A cybersecurity breach by military officials has been unearthed on WhatsApp.
Multiple WhatsApp groups were breached according to officials.
In past, India has witnessed some major cyber security threats.
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| Apr 5, 2022 | India Limits Internet Freedom Again; Mandates User Data Collection For VPNs | VPNs, VPS, and other data centres will now have to collect and hold on to user data for five years or more, said the guidelines from CERT-In
Non-compliance can lead to up to a year in jail, the guidelines read
The government has also mandat... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Facebook in the crosshairs yet again – this time, India’s cybersecurity agency issues an advisory to Indian users | Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory to Facebook users over a data leak.
Personal information of over 450 million users, including 6.1 million India users has been leaked online.
The cyber security agency... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | WhatsApp under threat — multiple vulnerabilities in older versions of the app and a new ‘Pink’ malware on the prowl | India’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has warned users about the ‘high’ number of vulnerabilities to WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business’ older versions.
Meanwhile, malware disguised as an offer to turn WhatsApp’s traditional green into pink ... |
| Feb 5, 2007 | Another Malformed String Exploit Plagues Excel | This morning, Microsoft acknowledged the discovery of a new and active exploit involving a malformed string that can trigger a typical overflow in Excel, with the usual bypassing of privilege dangers that ensue. Although the company says th... |
| Now, CERT-In Claims It Alerted Govt Of Pegasus Spyware Before WhatsApp | In a new twist to the Pegasus and the NSO Group’s WhatsApp spyware saga, India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) revealed on Wednesday (November 6) that it had published an advisory on the malware attack on the app’s users, three... |
| CERT-In Spots Security Bugs In Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Urges Updates | Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In) has advised users to update popular browsers Google Chrome and Apple Safari to avoid cyber attacks.
The state-run cybersecurity agency had issued two separate advisories this week marking the... |
| OnePlus Security Breach Impacted Data Of 3K Indian Users: CERT-In | The question about the extent of the OnePlus security breach on Indian users has been answered — CERT-In, India’s cybersecurity agency released an advisory for OnePlus customers in India on Tuesday (November 26). The advisory claimed that l... |
| VPN Users’ Anonymity Under Threat Following Indian Security Order | People being free to share and access ideas, knowledge and opinions with their peers is a universally accepted standard for the entire human race. The big problem is that the definition of ‘free’ differs widely and is often defined by the f... |
| New WhatsApp Flaw Under Scanner After Official CERT-In Warning | India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Saturday (November 16) alerted WhatsApp users about a new vulnerability on the encrypted messaging app which hackers can exploit through MP4 files.
This MP4 file extension is a compresse... |