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Prince Harry fails to appear for ‘phone-hacking’ trial, opposing counsel calls it ‘extraordinary’

Prince Harry is one of more than 100 other high-profile figures suing the Mirror Group Newspapers for alleged phone-hacking and other unlawful behaviour between 1991 and 2011.

Cybersecurity firm ‘sniffed out’ hacked Tiruppur hospital data on dark web. Now, it’s a ‘victim’ too

Bengaluru-based CloudSEK claimed last week that patient data from Sree Saran Medical Centre was being sold online. This week, the firm’s customer names & purchase orders got leaked.

India is dangerously unprepared for Chinese cyber-war. AIIMS ransomware attack shows why

Officials have long been aware of India's vulnerabilities to hostile, offensive operations. But the AIIMS attack demonstrates a lethal implementation gap.

Taiwan learnt to deal with China’s cyberattacks. India can take tips

Gone are the days when China’s cyber espionage campaigns were targeted at Tibetans in Dharamsala. We now live in a world where Chinese threats target India’s critical infrastructure.

Chinese hackers stole millions worth of U.S. COVID relief money, Secret Service says

Several members of the hacking group were indicted in 2019 and 2020 by the U.S. Justice Department for spying on over 100 companies.

‘Foreign sabotage, ransomware, espionage’ — angles under probe in AIIMS cyberattack

Message left on AIIMS servers by alleged hackers said there was a 'guarantee of repair of all data files' & also offered to decrypt 3 files for free before a payment was made, it is learnt.

‘Why aren’t we taking it more seriously?’ Experts say AIIMS cyberattack among ‘biggest’ in India

After last month's cyberattack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences, cybersecurity experts are flabbergasted by lack of a govt response and the opaqueness around the attack.

Hackers sending govt officials phishing mails for T-20 World Cup bets, claims cybersecurity firm

Sectrio, cybersecurity division of telecom analytics firm Subex, said it has found at least 20 emails targetting seniors in govt, manufacturing, oil & gas, healthcare & utility sectors.

Indian children rank best in coping with online risks, finds survey

UK-based cybersecurity firm says India has 30% stronger online safety education programs than the global average.

‘Biggest cyberattack in recent years’ hits Oil India HQ, hackers demand Rs 60 crore in Bitcoin

OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika says there has been no data breach so far in the attack, which is said to have occurred 10 April. Police are still investigating the source of the attack.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.