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Scindia warns telecom of AI driven cyber threats after urgent meeting with experts
Politics
Published on 6 May 2026
The minister asked whether current defenses can keep up
Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held an unscheduled meeting with telecom firms and academia to gauge the risk posed by AI-enabled cyber threats. The discussion focused on how severe the challenge could be and whether telecom operators have sufficient cyber preparedness to respond. Officials say the goal was to understand gaps before threats escalate.
- Scindia held an unscheduled meeting with telecom companies and academia
- AI models are raising new telecom cyber threat concerns
- Focus was on assessing severity and readiness to respond
- Authorities are probing preparedness gaps before attacks grow
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