Legal experts say India's cyber and D&O insurance policies only partly cover deepfake enabled fraud, urging AI specific riders as IRDAI's new AI working group and stalled deepfake legislation leave companies exposed in the meantime.
Category: Government & Policy
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Mohali Insurer Vitraya Asks Supreme Court to Order CBI Probe Into Alleged Rival-Linked Data Breach
Vitraya Technologies wants a CBI probe into a 2025 breach it blames on rival health-tech firms, after police took six months to file an FIR against unknown persons. The Supreme Court has now issued notice.
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Duped by Impersonator Posing as Trump’s Chief of Staff
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before growing suspicious, prompting the UK embassy to alert the White House. The incident echoes a wider pattern of AI-enabled impersonation targeting senior officials.
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UK Police Legal Database Breach Exposes Officer Details, Raising Phishing Risk
A breach at the UK's Police National Legal Database exposed the names, forces and work emails of officers across England and Wales, with an extortion group claiming 135,000 records stolen and researchers warning of a fresh wave of convincing phishing attempts.
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India’s Supreme Court Pushes for Standalone Law on Digital Arrest and Deepfake Scams
India's Supreme Court has urged the Centre to criminalize digital arrest scams and legislate against deepfake fraud, citing nearly $345 million (Rs 3,000 crore) in losses. The government says a draft bill covering both is already underway.