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Sri Lanka Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), under the Central Bank, has signed an agreement with Oman’s National Center for Financial Information (NCFI) to share information about money laundering and terrorist financing. The agreement, signed under Sri Lanka’s Financial Transactions Reporting Act, allows both countries to exchange data about suspicious financial activities, especially those involving international […]
In the first five months of 2025, Indians lost nearly ₹7,000 crore to online Scams, according to an estimate shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). More than half of this amount was taken by scam networks based in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian nations like Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, as reported by […]
Indian Government Warns Windows and Office Users of Serious Security Threat The Indian government has issued a strong warning to users of Microsoft Windows and Office about a serious security risk. The alert was released in July 2025 by CERT-In, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, and it affects millions of people using Windows and […]
The numbers are shocking: An investment of just Rs. 2.35 lakh led to a loss of Rs. 1,200 crore. This is not a movie plot, but the reality of insider threats in Corporate India in 2025. One of the most alarming examples happened in Brazil recently, where an IT employee handed over his work credentials […]
New Delhi – India’s space agency, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), has officially approved Elon’s Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the country. Starlink, a division of SpaceX, received permission to use its first-generation (Gen1) satellites to provide high-speed internet across India. However, this approval is only valid for […]
BRICS Nations Unite to Curb Unauthorised AI Use and Strengthen Data Rights During the 17th BRICS Summit held on July 6 in Rio de Janeiro, leaders of the 11 emerging economies approved a joint declaration that places responsible artificial intelligence (AI) governance at the forefront of their agenda for the first time. In a powerful […]
Massive Password Leak Hits 16 Billion Accounts — What You Should Know and Do Now This article, first published on June 18, now includes steps for switching to passkeys—a safer alternative to passwords—for Apple, Facebook, and Google users. It also features fresh insights from cybersecurity experts about this major leak. If the 184 million login […]
The Administrative Court of Hanover has ruled that the use of Google Tag Manager (GTM) without obtaining prior, informed user consent violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). The case, registered under VG Hannover 10 A 5385/22, involved a website operator who had implemented GTM on its […]
On May 14, the Belgian Court delivered a major blow to the online advertising world by ruling that the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) is illegal. For years, nearly 80% of websites have used the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) to secure user consent for data tracking. Big tech players like Google, Amazon, and X […]
A major data leak has exposed over 184 million user records from a huge 47GB unprotected database, putting millions of people at serious risk of identity theft and cybercrime. The leaked data includes login details from major technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, PayPal, and Netflix. The exposed records were found sitting openly on […]