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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
- Monday January 12, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Rainbow Six Siege Outage: Ubisoft Brings Severs Online After Massive Backend Breach
- Monday December 29, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Google to Discontinue Dark Web Reports in February 2026, Directs Users to Existing Privacy and Security Tools
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Google is discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to scan the dark web for personal information of users. The company announced that it will stop scanning for new breaches on January 15, 2026. The dark web report will no longer be available to access from February 16, 2026. Google said that it is shifting the focus to tools that give use...
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www.gadgets360.com
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OpenAI Confirms User Data Exposed After Mixpanel Security Breach
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
OpenAI says some API user data was exposed in a recent Mixpanel breach, though its products and sensitive information such as API keys and payment details were not affected. The leaked dataset appears to include basic profile details and analytics metadata from platform.openai.com. OpenAI has stopped using Mixpanel, is investigating the incident, a...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Claims About Gmail Security Breach Impacting Millions Of Users "False"
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
A cybersecurity expert claimed that a massive 3.5-terabyte database containing around 183 million email credentials had surfaced online.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australian Airline Says Stolen Customer Data Posted Online After Cyberattack
- Sunday October 12, 2025
- World News | Bloomberg News
Qantas Airways Ltd. said customer data stolen during a cyber incident in July has been released online, and that it's working with security experts and Australian authorities to determine the extent of the exposure.
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www.ndtv.com
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BNB Chain’s X Account Hacked; CZ Warns Users of Phishing Links
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- Written by Rahul Dhingra, Edited by David Delima
BNB Chain’s X account was compromised, enabling hackers to post phishing links targeting wallets. The breach was quickly addressed, with access restored and fraudulent domains flagged for removal. The attacker stole roughly $13,000, but KYC data may aid in tracking. Experts say organized phishing campaigns remain a major threat to crypto platform...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Bhopal Top Cop's Phones With Sensitive Data Snatched In High Security Area
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
In a massive security breach in the heart of Bhopal's ultra-secure Char Imli zone, unidentified bike-borne men snatched two mobile phones from Madhya Pradesh's Inspector General (Intelligence and ATS) Ashish late Tuesday night.
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www.ndtv.com
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Think Twice Before Uploading: 6 Risks Of Feeding Your Photos to AI Image Generators
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Such images raise concerns about data privacy, security, and the potential misuse of personal images.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex-WhatsApp Executive Sues Meta Over Alleged Security Failures
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures.
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www.ndtv.com
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Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’
- Monday January 12, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Rainbow Six Siege Outage: Ubisoft Brings Severs Online After Massive Backend Breach
- Monday December 29, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Google to Discontinue Dark Web Reports in February 2026, Directs Users to Existing Privacy and Security Tools
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
Google is discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to scan the dark web for personal information of users. The company announced that it will stop scanning for new breaches on January 15, 2026. The dark web report will no longer be available to access from February 16, 2026. Google said that it is shifting the focus to tools that give use...
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www.gadgets360.com
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OpenAI Confirms User Data Exposed After Mixpanel Security Breach
- Thursday November 27, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
OpenAI says some API user data was exposed in a recent Mixpanel breach, though its products and sensitive information such as API keys and payment details were not affected. The leaked dataset appears to include basic profile details and analytics metadata from platform.openai.com. OpenAI has stopped using Mixpanel, is investigating the incident, a...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Google Says Claims About Gmail Security Breach Impacting Millions Of Users "False"
- Wednesday October 29, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
A cybersecurity expert claimed that a massive 3.5-terabyte database containing around 183 million email credentials had surfaced online.
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www.ndtv.com
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Australian Airline Says Stolen Customer Data Posted Online After Cyberattack
- Sunday October 12, 2025
- World News | Bloomberg News
Qantas Airways Ltd. said customer data stolen during a cyber incident in July has been released online, and that it's working with security experts and Australian authorities to determine the extent of the exposure.
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www.ndtv.com
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BNB Chain’s X Account Hacked; CZ Warns Users of Phishing Links
- Thursday October 2, 2025
- Written by Rahul Dhingra, Edited by David Delima
BNB Chain’s X account was compromised, enabling hackers to post phishing links targeting wallets. The breach was quickly addressed, with access restored and fraudulent domains flagged for removal. The attacker stole roughly $13,000, but KYC data may aid in tracking. Experts say organized phishing campaigns remain a major threat to crypto platform...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Bhopal Top Cop's Phones With Sensitive Data Snatched In High Security Area
- Thursday September 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
In a massive security breach in the heart of Bhopal's ultra-secure Char Imli zone, unidentified bike-borne men snatched two mobile phones from Madhya Pradesh's Inspector General (Intelligence and ATS) Ashish late Tuesday night.
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www.ndtv.com
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Think Twice Before Uploading: 6 Risks Of Feeding Your Photos to AI Image Generators
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Ritu Singh
Such images raise concerns about data privacy, security, and the potential misuse of personal images.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ex-WhatsApp Executive Sues Meta Over Alleged Security Failures
- Tuesday September 9, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures.
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www.ndtv.com