Government
Critical
26 Apr
In its notice to X, the Telangana Police have cited "highly objectionable tweets" and "filthy language along with morphed videos and photos" as the reason to seek account registration info of @TeluguScribe. The post Telangana Police invokes UAPA to demand TeluguScribe’s user data from X appeared fir Source: MediaNama
Why it matters: Karnataka is drafting a Responsible AI Framework to transition from e-governance to "I-Governance" (Intelligent Governance). This framework, championed by IT Minister Priyank Kharge, aims to use real-time data, automation, and agentic systems to overhaul citizen service delivery and monitoring.
Government
Critical
26 Apr
RBI's new additional factor authentication for the digital payments of e-mandates is for transaction above Rs 15000, and it can be used for opting out of specific transactions or mandates The post RBI mandates additional factor authentication for digital payments e-mandates appeared first on MEDIANA Source: MediaNama
Why it matters: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the Digital Payments: E-mandate Framework, 2026, which consolidates and updates the rules for recurring payments across cards, UPI, and prepaid wallets.
Government
Critical
26 Apr
Cybersecurity threats against India's critical infrastructure companies are mounting as several state actors in Europe, Russia, Israel, Iran and … Source: Msn
Why it matters: : Following high-level meetings between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indian banks and critical infrastructure utilities (power, telecom, and aviation) have begun urgent stress tests to patch legacy systems that have remained vulnerable for decades.
Government
Medium
26 Apr
The government is pushing for a real-time threat intelligence-sharing system among banks and agencies like CERT-In. Officials also stressed that … Source: GA: CERT-In
Government
Critical
26 Apr
… India's cybersecurity resilience and policy ecosystem in navigating this complex landscape. This initiative will help foster collaboration among … Source: GA: India cybersecurity
Why it matters: The partnership between CyberPeace and NLU Jodhpur addresses the escalating complexity of cyber threats in India, including AI-driven scams and deepfakes.
Government
Medium
26 Apr
… frameworks in India. #CyberSecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #DPDP #DataProtection #MyGov #AI #TechNews #DigitalIndia #Authentication … Source: GA: India cybersecurity
Why it matters: The Indian government is accelerating the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act to counter rising AI-driven security risks, specifically the threat posed by autonomous models like Claude Mythos.
Government
Critical
26 Apr
… India's cybersecurity leaders to. The Economic Times ·now. Technophiles India hosts Dine with AlphaSec III in Mumbai, bringing … Source: GA: India cybersecurity
Why it matters: India is hardening its financial infrastructure and creating real-time threat-sharing networks to counter Claude Mythos's ability to exploit legacy software vulnerabilities before the model's wider release.
Government
Critical
26 Apr
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday chaired a critical session with banking leaders to evaluate rising cybersecurity threats … Source: GA: India cybersecurity
Why it matters: Claude Mythos is an AI model capable of autonomously exploiting decades-old software bugs, threatening India’s legacy banking systems while domestic firms remain excluded from early defensive access.
Government
Critical
26 Apr
“India's cybersecurity frameworks were built around human-speed threats and are becoming mismatched to an environment where AI can identify and … Source: GA: India cybersecurity
Why it matters: India is currently excluded from "Project Glasswing"—the elite group given early defensive access—leaving domestic IT firms and government agencies racing to patch systems before the model’s public or unauthorized release.