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  CERT-in Warns Of High-Risk Security Flaws In Apple Products

  Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a warning to Apple users concerning multiple vulnerabilities found in iPad, Mac and other models. The advisory was issued this week after the government agency discovered many security flaws in the operating system that powers Apple's tablets, iPhone models and laptops among others. These...

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  CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Vulnerabilities in Different Versions of Microsoft Windows OS

  The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. Two separate vulnerabilities were found in various builds of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the company’s platform for running network-based applications. The cybersecurity...

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  Apple Watch, iPhone and Other Devices Could Have Multiple Security Vulnerabilities, Warns Cert-In

  Apple devices, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and more running on older software could be vulnerable to multiple security flaws, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) on Friday. The cybersecurity agency has called the vulnerabilities ‘high severity’ and urged users to install the latest security updates by the...

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  CERT-In Warns Users of Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Affecting Recent Android Versions

  CERT-In has issued a security advisory that warns users of security flaws affecting smartphones running on recent versions of Android. Google and Samsung have issued security patches for multiple several vulnerabilities that affect recent Android versions, and the cybersecurity agency has asked users to update their smartphones to the latest securi...

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  CERT-in Flags High-Risk Security Flaws in Apple, Samsung Devices; iPhone, iPad Vulnerable to Exploits

  Apple, Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers issue timely updates and security patches to keep their devices robust against various threats and vulnerabilities. Despite regular fixes, both iOS and Android platforms could fall prey to malicious exploits. The government has issued high-risk security alerts for users of both Apple and Samsung dev...

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  CoWIN Data Breach: Government Responds, Says no Direct Breach of CoWIN App or Database

  The government on Monday shared a detailed response to reports of an alleged data breach of the CoWIN database, following reports that an automated bot on Telegram was surfacing personal details of people who had registered with the CoWIN platform to receive COVID vaccinations during the pandemic.

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  Daam Virus That Steals Call Logs, History and Accesses Cameras Spreading on Android Phones, CERT-in Warns

  Daam, a new Android virus that can access sensitive information such as call logs, contacts, history — and even access a device's cameras — is spreading, according to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team. CERT-In says the Daam Android malware can also "bypass anti-virus programs and deploy ransomware on the targeted devices" and is distr...

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  Government Postpones Compliance Deadline for VPN Providers to Store, Share User Data to September 25

  CERT-In has extended the compliance date of its cybersecurity order issued on April 28 from June 28 to September 25, 2022, taking into account the extra time needed by VPS service providers and MSMEs to implement the directives.

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  RailTel Fixes Vulnerabilities Impacting Official Site, Email System

  RailTel, the public sector enterprise that is known for providing Internet access at train stations in the country, has fixed a list of serious vulnerabilities impacting its official website. One of the issues could have allowed an attacker to hack email accounts.

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  ExpressVPN Removes VPN Servers in India as Refusal to Comply With Government's Order

  ExpressVPN on Thursday announced that it has removed its virtual private network (VPN) servers in India as a result of the government's order to VPN service providers to keep user data for at least five years and share records with authorities when required.

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  VPN Service Providers Raise Concerns Over Government's Order, Set to Leave Country If No Options Given

  Virtual private network (VPN) service providers are raising concerns over the government's order that was passed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's agency CERT-In last week. The order forces VPN providers to store and share user data.

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  Government Orders VPN Providers to Store and Share User Data: All You Should Know

  Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers will be required to register and preserve user information for at least five years, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has said in an eight-page directive.

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  Government Warns Google Chrome Users of 'Highly Severe' Vulnerabilities, Urges to Install Latest Update

  Google Chrome on desktop is affected by multiple 'highly severe' vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to gain access to sensitive user data, the government's nodal cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a warning and urged users to install the latest version of the Web browser to fix its known issues.

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  CERT-In Says Organisations Must Report Cybersecurity Breaches Within 6 Hours

  The new circular, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), mandates all service providers, intermediaries, data centres, corporates, and government organisations to mandatorily enable logs of all their ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems and maintain them securely for a rolling period of 180 days, and the ...

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  Google Chrome Users Warned by Government About ‘High Severity’ Vulnerabilities

  Government has warned Google Chrome users of being vulnerable to cyberattacks due to multiple vulnerabilities existing in the browser. Google itself informed users about the issues earlier this month.