Russia’s alleged spy network puts Italy’s cyber defense hub under scrutiny

The investigation suggests Moscow’s intelligence services were allegedly seeking information not only on military activities around the Ligurian coast, but also on Italy’s growing cyber defense capabilities at a time when cyber operations have become central to geopolitical competition. The article does not report evidence that the facility itself was infiltrated

Stellar Cyber Names Brite, Inspira and M-Theory as First Infinity Delivery Partners

Stellar Cyber today announced that Brite, Inspira and M-Theory are the first partners approved to deliver services through its award-winning Infinity Delivery Partner Program, a partner services model designed to help qualified partners take a larger role in customer success by delivering advanced deployment, integration, tuning, automation, and operational services across the Stellar Cyber AI-native SecOps platform.

Six Held for Opening Bank Accounts for Cybercriminals

An alleged interstate cyber fraud network has been busted in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, where a joint team of Sigra Police and the Cyber Crime Cell arrested six accused, including an alleged woman kingpin. According to police, the gang lured economically vulnerable individuals with money and fraudulently updated their Aadhaar cards with fake addresses in Varanasi. These forged addresses were then used to open bank accounts that were allegedly supplied to cybercriminals for routing crime proceeds

Mumbai Cyber Police Book POS Operator Over Alleged Ghost SIM Network

Mumbai Cyber Police have registered an FIR against a point-of-sale operator accused of procuring and selling mule SIM cards to cybercriminals using forged identity documents. The suspect, identified as Prathamesh Chorat, allegedly obtained mobile connections in the names of unsuspecting people and supplied them to organised fraud networks between January 2025 and May 2026.

Kerala Police warns public against fake loan apps

Kerala Police on Monday warned the public against fake loan apps that lure users with fraudulent loan offers through social media, SMS and fake websites, urging people to download loan applications only from authorised sources and avoid sharing personal or banking details. In a statement, the police said fraudsters circulate fake advertisements on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram and persuade users to download malicious APK files disguised as genuine loan app

Bank of Baroda Faces Alleged Massive Data Leak; 1,000 GB of Customer Information Reportedly Expose

Bank of Baroda has come under the spotlight following claims by a hacking group that it has leaked nearly 1TB (1,000GB) of sensitive customer and internal banking data on the dark web. The alleged incident has drawn significant attention from cybersecurity researchers and threat intelligence platforms. However, Bank of Baroda has not officially confirmed that any data breach has occurred, and no government agency has so far verified the authenticity of the claims.

Chennai Mayor files complaint over morphed obscene videos

Chennai Mayor R Priya has approached the city police alleging a sustained online smear campaign in which unidentified persons circulated morphed and obscene videos, defamatory posts and abusive content on social media to tarnish her reputation. In a complaint submitted to Chennai Police Commissioner A Amal Raj, Priya said the harassment had continued over the past few days, leaving her mentally distressed.

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