Telegram
How a ₹99 UPI Payment Is Fueling a Shadow Market for Stolen Photos of Women
A new and troubling business model has emerged on Telegram, one that blends India's ubiquitous UPI payment rails
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The World Bank's Quiet Architecture: Cybersecurity and Banking Regulation Across the Global South
When a bank in Montevideo or Maputo suffers a cyber incident, the headlines rarely mention Washington. But behind many of
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Elizebeth Friedman: The Codebreaker Who Outwitted Rum-Runners and Nazi Spies
Long before cybercrime units and digital forensics teams existed, there was Elizebeth Smith Friedman — a poet-turned-codebreaker whose pencil-
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United Kingdom
UK Issues Urgent AI Safety Guidance as Threat to Children's Images Grows
Parents and carers across the UK are being urged to rethink how they share photos of their children online, following
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ECB's T2 Payment System Hit by Second Disruption in a Week, Resolved by Morning
The European Central Bank confirmed that its T2 real-time gross settlement system experienced a fresh disruption early Monday, July
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Taiwan
Taiwan's Anti-Communist Classes Return — But the Real Battlefield Is Already Digital
Taiwan's decision to revive Cold War–era political education for its military academy graduates has drawn attention as
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India
Why India's MPs Need Cyber Awareness Training — And Why So Many Still Say No
On Sunday, BJP national spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra announced that his WhatsApp account had been hacked. Fraudsters
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Geneva's Digital Week: Three AI Summits, One Very Crowded Argument
Starting July 6, Geneva becomes, for five days, the closest thing the world has to a single address for the
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NATO
Turkey's NATO Balancing Act: Untangling the Cyber Dependencies Behind the Ankara Summit
As NATO leaders gather in Ankara on July 7–8, 2026, for what officials are calling the alliance's
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Before You Buy the Weapon, Know Who Made It
In the age of AI cybersecurity tools, the creator's ideology isn't a footnote. It's
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