Hot bots: AI agents create surprise dating accounts for humansComputer science student Jack Luo discovers his OpenClaw AI agent created a dating profile on MoltMatch without consent. As AI agents flirt...
13 Feb, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Lionel Messi, Taylor Swift lead 'Most Dangerous' Deepfake Celebrity ListScammers are going full Bollywood this year. Shah Rukh Khan tops McAfee’s “Most Dangerous Celebrity” list as deepfake ads and fake endorsem...
17 Nov, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
Signalgate like blunder! ICE adds random stranger to top-secret manhunt chat, leaks sensitive infoICE leak exposes major security flaw in how federal officers handled a manhunt, after officials accidentally added a civilian to an unencry...
16 Aug, 2025, 09.14 PM IST
Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammersMeta said it shut down nearly seven million scam-linked WhatsApp accounts in the first half of 2025, mostly in Southeast Asia. Scams includ...
06 Aug, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
FBI urges all iPhone and Android users to be on high alert for suspicious texts from one person that could compromise security - here's who he isFBI alert for iPhone and Android users has sparked serious concern as AI-generated scam messages are being used to steal personal informati...
16 May, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
How safe is Signal messaging app used by Trump aides to share war plans?Top Trump administration officials accidentally included a journalist in a secure Signal chat discussing military plans, raising concerns a...
26 Mar, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
How to protect your communications through encryptionEnd-to-end encryption or E2EE is a security method where messages are scrambled so that only the sender and recipient can see them. If anyo...
12 Dec, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
Meta warns about online holiday shopping scams that you should watch out for this DecemberSocial media giant Meta has launched a global anti-scam awareness campaign to help users stay vigilant online. Meta owns Facebook, WhatsApp...
10 Dec, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
WhatsApp fake wedding scam can steal all your money with one message - How it works and how to stay safeCybercriminals are exploiting the trend of digital wedding invitations on WhatsApp to scam unsuspecting users. The scam involves sending fa...
13 Nov, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Every flight you take, every call you make... they’re tracking youYour data can be exchanged for as little as Rs 150-Rs 300 by informants who sell "datasets" to employees at call centres, BPOs, or telemark...
12 Sep, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Meesho’s fintech bet; Byju’s valuation crashes 99%Ecommerce firm Meesho is diversifying revenue streams via two new business lines. Details of this and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispat...
30 Jan, 2024, 07.51 AM IST
Data, kidnappedWe take a closer look at ransomware attacks that has grown from a cottage industry for crooks into a multi-billion-dollar racket and global...
12 Jun, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Study says social groups still risky for childrenThe study between June and July 2020 found that as of early June, up to 110 out of a total of 182 WhatsApp group links that were shared wit...
29 Sep, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Telegram takes off in India as startups drive adoptionAccording to Prabhu Ram, head, Industry Intelligence Group at CyberMedia Research, businesses prefer Telegram because it marries capabiliti...
17 Nov, 2019, 10.40 AM IST
Suits & sayings: Weekly roundup of whispers & murmursThe telecom-wallahs who had beaten the heat and dust of the plains weren’t complaining too much, thanks to the pleasant prospect of cool wi...
24 Jun, 2019, 08.27 AM IST
Privacy Up-Settings: When 'private' becomes a selling pointIn a world where the norms on what is and isn’t private are more opaque than ever, could privacy become the ultimate luxury?
08 Sep, 2018, 11.55 AM IST
Here's how India can clean up fake news messA better way to limit the influence of hoaxes on WhatsApp and other platforms is to increase media literacy.
22 Aug, 2018, 06.24 AM IST