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Apple Issues Critical Update for Older iPhone Models Running iOS 18 to Address DarkSword Exploit
Apple on Thursday released a new security update for older iPhone and iPad models. The update aims to protect users against a growing threat that targeted Apple users running older devices. Rolled out as iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, it targets Apple devices that are either unable to upgrade to the latest iOS 26 or have not yet been updated. The mo...
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Government Issues High-Severity Alert For Google Chrome Users
The government has issued a high-severity cybersecurity warning for users of the popular Google Chrome browser, urging immediate action to protect devices from serious security threats.
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CERT-In Urges Android Users to Update Smartphones After Google Patches Critical Dolby Vulnerability
CERT-In (or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) issued a new advisory note (CIVN–2026-0016) on Wednesday, warning Android users about a vulnerability that could be exploited by bad actors to execute code and gain access to their devices remotely. The cybersecurity watchdog advised users to download the January 2026 Android security updat...
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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to ...
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Rainbow Six Siege Outage: Ubisoft Brings Severs Online After Massive Backend Breach
Ubisoft has begun rolling back player data after a major breach disrupted Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, but has not shared a timeline for server restoration. The attack forced a global shutdown after in-game systems were manipulated, causing account issues, in-game economic disruption, and random bans. Ubisoft says the rollback is being handled...
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Government Says Sanchar Saathi App Optional, Can Be Removed; Apple Reportedly Plans to Oppose Mandatory Installation
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently directed smartphone makers to preload the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. Reports suggested that OEMs would also have to ensure that users could not uninstall or disable the state-owned cybersecurity app. However, the government has now issued clarification on the same, stating that keeping it ...
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CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
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Researchers Claim to Uncover Billions of WhatsApp-Registered Phone Numbers Using Automation Techniques
WhatsApp’s contact-discovery flaw let researchers match 3.5 billion phone numbers to active accounts. By exploiting the absence of rate limits, they checked vast number ranges to see which were registered. They also found that many users exposed their profile photos and About texts publicly. The team even identified millions of accounts in countr...
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Cloudflare Outage That Impacted ChatGPT, X, Dropbox Users Resolved
Cloudflare, based in San Francisco, works behind the scenes to make the internet faster and safer, but when problems flare up "it results in massive digital gridlock" for internet users, cybersecurity expert Mike Chapple said.
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Perplexity, Anthropic and Other Big AI Companies Might Have Exposed Secrets on GitHub
A new report by cloud security firm Wiz claims that 65 percent of leading AI companies, including Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral, have exposed sensitive data on GitHub. The leaked information reportedly includes API keys, model details, and credentials. Wiz researchers say the issue stems from developers unintentionally sharing confidential dat...
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Apple Issues Critical Update for Older iPhone Models Running iOS 18 to Address DarkSword Exploit
Apple on Thursday released a new security update for older iPhone and iPad models. The update aims to protect users against a growing threat that targeted Apple users running older devices. Rolled out as iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7, it targets Apple devices that are either unable to upgrade to the latest iOS 26 or have not yet been updated. The mo...
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Government Issues High-Severity Alert For Google Chrome Users
The government has issued a high-severity cybersecurity warning for users of the popular Google Chrome browser, urging immediate action to protect devices from serious security threats.
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CERT-In Urges Android Users to Update Smartphones After Google Patches Critical Dolby Vulnerability
CERT-In (or the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) issued a new advisory note (CIVN–2026-0016) on Wednesday, warning Android users about a vulnerability that could be exploited by bad actors to execute code and gain access to their devices remotely. The cybersecurity watchdog advised users to download the January 2026 Android security updat...
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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to ...
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Rainbow Six Siege Outage: Ubisoft Brings Severs Online After Massive Backend Breach
Ubisoft has begun rolling back player data after a major breach disrupted Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, but has not shared a timeline for server restoration. The attack forced a global shutdown after in-game systems were manipulated, causing account issues, in-game economic disruption, and random bans. Ubisoft says the rollback is being handled...
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Government Says Sanchar Saathi App Optional, Can Be Removed; Apple Reportedly Plans to Oppose Mandatory Installation
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently directed smartphone makers to preload the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. Reports suggested that OEMs would also have to ensure that users could not uninstall or disable the state-owned cybersecurity app. However, the government has now issued clarification on the same, stating that keeping it ...
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CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
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Researchers Claim to Uncover Billions of WhatsApp-Registered Phone Numbers Using Automation Techniques
WhatsApp’s contact-discovery flaw let researchers match 3.5 billion phone numbers to active accounts. By exploiting the absence of rate limits, they checked vast number ranges to see which were registered. They also found that many users exposed their profile photos and About texts publicly. The team even identified millions of accounts in countr...
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Cloudflare Outage That Impacted ChatGPT, X, Dropbox Users Resolved
Cloudflare, based in San Francisco, works behind the scenes to make the internet faster and safer, but when problems flare up "it results in massive digital gridlock" for internet users, cybersecurity expert Mike Chapple said.
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Perplexity, Anthropic and Other Big AI Companies Might Have Exposed Secrets on GitHub
A new report by cloud security firm Wiz claims that 65 percent of leading AI companies, including Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral, have exposed sensitive data on GitHub. The leaked information reportedly includes API keys, model details, and credentials. Wiz researchers say the issue stems from developers unintentionally sharing confidential dat...
