Plus: The “Clop” gang’s ransomware spree, the DC Health Link breach comes into focus, and more.
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Flaw in Diksha App Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Hackers Planted Files to Frame Indian Priest Who Died in Custody
And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.
VPN Providers Flee India as a New Data Law Takes Hold
Many companies have pulled physical servers from the country as a mandate to collect customer data goes into effect.
The Low Threshold for Face Recognition in New Delhi
Police in India’s capital say they only require an 80 percent accuracy rate for matches, raising new alarm bells for civil liberty advocates.
A Privacy Panic Flares Up in India After Police Pull Payment Data
Nonprofit donors had their information given to law enforcement without consent, highlighting limited data protections in the world’s largest democracy.
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims’ computers that led to their arrest.
The Fight Against Robocall Spam and Scams Heats Up in India
A new proposal by India’s telecom regulator aims to make accurate caller ID mandatory, but critics say it may be fundamentally flawed.
SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from the Star Wars: Visions Panel
Lucasfilm brought some surprises to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, as they revisited the making of Star Wars: Visions. The nine-episode Star Wars anime anthology series on Disney+ took the galaxy far, far away to a whole new place in 2021. The team was brought together to talk about the experience in the “A Look Back at Star […]
VPN Providers Threaten to Quit India Over New Data Law
The country has ordered companies operating VPNs to collect user data and hand it over to officials—but they’re refusing to do so.