Hyderabad Police Commissioner said in the advisory that the cybercrime cell is seeing an increase in online fraud cases involving children making in-game purchases through unauthorized UPI payments. The post How games with loot boxes are driving children to make unauthorised UPI payments appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

MeitY has released OGAI's registration form, but applicants have no clear way to submit it because the authority's portal is not live. The post Online gaming authority releases registration form; but applicants have nowhere to submit It appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

The RBI has revised customer protection rules for digital banking fraud, redefining liability, shifting the burden of proof to banks, and introducing limited compensation for small-value fraud victims. The post RBI issues final amendment directions on limiting customer liability in digital transactions, effective from 2027 appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Days after Sarvam closed its Series B round of funding, raising $234 million and becoming an AI unicorn, it has been revealed that the Indian govt. could become its 1-2% stakeholder via IndiaAI. The post Govt could get a minority stake in Sarvam through IndiaAI Mission support  appeared first on...

A Citizen Lab investigation confirms evidence Russian authorities used Cellebrite tool to hack prominent Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov after the Cellebrite claimed to have ceased sales to Russia. The post Russia used Cellebrite tool to jail activist after the company claimed to have ended contract appeared first on Access Now.

Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package includes a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, combined with a collection of other internet bills,...