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Cyber Blockade Thwarter: CBSE Drags Hackers to Delhi Police Over 3. 8 Million Packet Coordinated DDo S Assault
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (458+ words) Officials said this was the fourth time the portal had been reopened after earlier disruptions, yet students continued to face difficulties as application deadlines approached. The situation sparked concern among parents and students, many of whom feared they could miss…...
Bengaluru Youth Loses Lakhs in Zero-Click SIM-Swap Fraud
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (473+ words) A 27-year-old resident of Bengaluru has been defrauded of "7. 2 lakh from his bank account through a sophisticated SIM-swap operation. Cybersecurity experts noted that the theft was remarkably covert, as the victim never received a call from the scammers, nor was…...
New "HTTP/2 Bomb" Do S Attack Knocks Major Web Servers Offline in Seconds
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (439+ words) A devastating new denial-of-service (Do S) attack method dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb has been discovered, capable of crippling major web servers from a single home computer in under a minute. Uncovered by cybersecurity firm Calif using an AI agent, the exploit poses…...
Cybercriminals Hack Policeman's Smartphone, Siphon Lakhs via Fraudulent UPI Transactions
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (220+ words) The matter came to light after the victim formally approached senior law enforcement officials to report the security breach. A First Information Report (FIR) has been officially registered at the local Cybercrime Police Station, prompting specialized digital forensics teams to…...
AIIMS Bhopal Official Loses Money After Downloading APK File
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (250+ words) One of the victims, a doctor at Chirayu Hospital and a resident of BHEL Sangam Colony, allegedly lost "1. 63 lakh after receiving a call from a person posing as an electricity department employee. The caller reportedly asked him to update his…...
New Whats App Security Feature Spotlights Scams Without Reading Private Chats
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (270+ words) Whats App is working on a new safety layer called Scam Alert to help users spot suspicious messages directly inside their conversations. The feature is specifically being designed to flag potentially fraudulent messages originating from unfamiliar numbers, which frequently drive…...
Gaming App Scam Exposed in Hardoi: Educated Youth Cyber Fraud Gang Busted
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (502+ words) Hardoi: In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, police in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district have busted a well-organized gang involved in cheating people through fake gaming apps and fraudulent online platforms. Acting on specific inputs, authorities arrested 10 accused individuals, including engineering…...
Matrimonial Profile Exploited for Extortion: Bengaluru Woman Swindled of "23. 5 Lakh in Fake "Doctor" Airport Detention Scam
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (399+ words) Bengaluru. A 42-year-old woman from Bengaluru's Mathikere area allegedly lost Rs 23. 5 lakh in an online matrimonial fraud after a man posing as a doctor based in Scotland gained her trust with promises of marriage and later used a fabricated airport…...
Chat GPhish Technique Shows How Browser Prompt Injection Can Manipulate Chat GPT Summaries
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (403+ words) Security researchers have documented a new vulnerability concept called Chat GPhish, showing how browser-based prompt injection can influence Chat GPT page summaries and potentially expose users to phishing content. The research argues that ordinary web pages can become delivery mechanisms…...
Meta Patches Instagram AI Recovery Flaw After Account Hijack Claims
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (420+ words) A flaw in Meta's AI powered account recovery tool on Instagram allegedly allowed attackers to hijack high value accounts by manipulating the chatbot into forwarding password reset codes without identity verification, exposing a serious weakness in the platform's support architecture…...