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Indian firms see AI returns rise as cyber readiness drops: Kyndryl survey

Mohd Ujaley — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:54:56 +0000

Indian organisations report higher AI returns but declining cyber readiness, according to Kyndryl's survey of 3,700 business leaders. The gap between AI ambitions and operational capabilities continues to widen.

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Infostealer malware hit 72% of firms with leaked credentials: Report

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:11:02 +0000

A cybersecurity report analysing 31.5 million exposed credentials found that 72 per cent of organisations had staff or customer logins identified in infostealer malware logs over a 12-month period.

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IIT Kanpur’s C3iHub to set up ₹104.28 crore Uttar Pradesh cyber security centre

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:15:29 +0000

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a ₹104.28 crore project for IIT Kanpur's C3iHub to establish and operate a state-level cyber security operations centre for three years.

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Deepfakes are turning trust into a new enterprise security risk

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:16:32 +0000

AI-generated voice and video are making impersonation harder to detect, pushing enterprises to build verification, limited access and escalation into everyday security workflows.

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SBI confirms data leak after 3,897 customer records found on dark web

Tech Observer Desk — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:49:22 +0000

State Bank of India has confirmed a data leak after identifying 3,897 customer records in a dataset of approximately 375,000 records on the dark web. The bank said it has not established the source of the breach or verified whether the exposed records are authentic.

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Apple patches CoreGraphics zero-day exploited in targeted attacks

Tech Observer Desk — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:01:20 +0000

Apple has patched a CoreGraphics zero-day vulnerability that attackers exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks. The flaw, reported by Meta Product Security, marks the seventh zero-day Apple has fixed this year.

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Fake hospital booking apps threaten UPI accounts, Kerala Police warn

Tech Observer Desk — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:04:06 +0000

Kerala Police say fraudsters posing as hospital staff are sending malicious Android apps through WhatsApp, putting patients’ bank accounts and UPI payments at serious risk.

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Investment scams surge as digital arrests fall 67%, says Brijesh Singh

Mohd Ujaley — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:18:45 +0000

Investment scams have become India's dominant cybercrime threat even as digital arrest fraud declined 67 per cent, says Brijesh Singh, principal secretary, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra.

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Google patches actively exploited zero-day flaw affecting Pixel devices

Tech Observer Desk — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:55:12 +0000

Google has released the September 2026 security update for Pixel devices, patching 110 vulnerabilities including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the modem subcomponent that allows privilege escalation.

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HBO Max Reddit account hijacked to spread malware via ClickFix ads

Tech Observer Desk — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:57:06 +0000

Security researchers found that hackers compromised HBO Max's verified Reddit account to push 108 malicious advertisements using ClickFix attacks. The campaign targeted Windows and macOS users with information-stealing malware and fake cryptocurrency wallet applications.

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