AI tools suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank hack, Yonhap SaysAttackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to a service used by loan recruit...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.45 AM IST
Death of the ‘obvious scam’: How AI is making cyberattacks look like normal emailsAI is making cyberattacks harder to detect as attackers use legitimate accounts, real conversations and familiar business workflows to evad...
28 Sep, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
AI debate assumes a darker edge after OpenAI agents raid ChatGPT database, leak user imagesThe latest discoveries have lent a sharper edge to the debate over whether increasingly capable AI systems can be effectively monitored and...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emergesOpenAI's ongoing battle also reflects a yawning gap between the strength of the models the company is testing and its capacity to oversee o...
26 Sep, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system databaseThe incursion on one of the country's most used government agencies may prompt a tougher stance as Australia readies AI-specific laws start...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Angelina Jolie hits back at Brad Pitt’s latest move over private financial records as French winery battle intensifiesAngelina Jolie, who has already agreed to provide specific financial documents from 2020 and 2021, is of the opinion that there is no point...
25 Sep, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
Beyond numbers: Why India’s electoral rolls, census and GDP need public trustRecent activities related to GDP, census, and electoral rolls reflect deep concerns regarding transparency and trust. Ongoing processes aim...
24 Sep, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
IRDAI proposal hits insurance stocks; FSSAI vs ecomm giantsThe insurance regulator has proposed new limits on commissions as part of a wider overhaul. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
24 Sep, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps upJurors heard two weeks of evidence and must now decide whether Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act and if so, how many times...
24 Sep, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Banks warn AI shopping bots raise scam, fraud and data-privacy risksTechnology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta are increasingly promoting AI chatbots as shopping tools, envisioning a f...
23 Sep, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
How a fake Apple service centre in Gurgaon scammed elderly US citizens of up to Rs 20 lakh eachA fraudulent Apple service centre was discovered in Palam Vihar, targeting elderly victims in the US. Operators sent alarming messages abou...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
No reason to slow AI efforts here, India focused on applications not frontier models: IT Ministry sourcesIndia sees no reason to pause its artificial intelligence research, as its focus remains on developing applications and models suited to th...
22 Sep, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
China's Z.ai disables AI coding assistant features after security issue* Z.ai says bug originated from default-enabled feature * Rare security disclosure from Chinese AI lab * Independent review found user data...
22 Sep, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location dataGoogle received a 403 million euro fine for privacy rule breaches. The European Union's watchdog found Google mishandled user location data...
22 Sep, 2026, 06.29 AM IST
- Spanish data watchdog publicises first AI agent-linked data breach report
Spain's data protection watchdog said it has received the first reported notification of a personal data breach allegedly carried out by an...
16 Sep, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
Kochi Metro confidential documents leaked on social media, police launch investigationKochi Metro Police registered a case regarding the theft of confidential company documents. Unidentified individuals allegedly gained unaut...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
Data at law firms Quinn Emanuel, McDermott exposed in cyber breachesIt was not clear who was responsible for the two breaches or whether they were related. Large law firms' extensive holdings of confidential...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.08 AM IST