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Topic: Phishing

Bank not at fault if customer falls for phishing & clicks on fraud link, says HC citing RBI rules

Setting aside an order against SBI, the Delhi High Court held that customers must bear losses caused by their own lapses in cyber fraud cases until the unauthorised transaction is reported.

Russian hackers targeting WhatsApp, Signal users in phishing campaign—FBI & global agencies warn

Earlier this month, Dutch intelligence agencies had alleged that Russian hackers were carrying out a large-scale cyber campaign.

Move over, Jamtara. Most fake customer care numbers registered in Bengal, says cyber firm study

Study by Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSEK analyses 20,000 fake customer care numbers. Report, released Friday, says Delhi and Uttar Pradesh tied for second spot.

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.

‘Sabka Number Ayega’—Netflix’s Jamtara Season 2 will make you wary of sharing OTP

It's Season 2 of Jamtara. Both the conmen and the conned have learnt their lessons from the past.

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.

Hacked, phished, bamboozled — how cyber criminals conned 4 former Karnataka DGPs

Former Karnataka DGP Shankar Mahadev Bidari is the latest to be targeted, with hackers allegedly attacking his email ID & reaching his contacts with requests for financial aid.

Unknown nation-state hackers targeting vaccine cold chain in phishing scam, IBM finds

Covid phishing emails are one of the most prolific scams in recent memory. Since late-Jan, attackers have duped recipients into opening emails with subject lines related to the virus.

Hackers phoned Twitter employees to carry out one of the platform’s biggest security breaches

Twitter said hackers targeted employees using a phone spear phishing attack. They misled workers and exploited human vulnerabilities to obtain credentials and access 130 accounts.

Pakistani cyber actors compromised 4 Indian Railways computers: Intelligence Bureau letter

A letter sent to the Railways last month said 4 computers in use at different offices have been attacked by malware through a process called spear-phishing.

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Fiscal discipline needs a new formula. Expenditure pressures to rise in FY27

The fiscal deficit should be contained through a tight vigil on subsidies by allowing necessary increases in retail prices of commodities like petrol, diesel and fertilisers.

US emerges as India’s largest source of LPG amid Gulf disruption, Russia remains top crude supplier

American shipments made up 55% of LPG imports in May, while strong inflows from Russia and Venezuela helped offset disruptions in Middle Eastern crude supplies.

Israel’s defence exports surged 30% y-o-y in 2025; missiles, air defence systems emerge as mainstay

At 36 percent, Europe accounted for the highest percentage of Israeli defence exports, according to report released by Israel’s Ministry of Defence.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.