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Prime Video’s Two Much becomes its most-watched unscripted series
MUMBAI: Prime Video is celebrating a standout win with its unscripted original, Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle, which has become the platform’s most-watched factual series to date. The talk show, produced by Banijay Asia and fronted by Kajol and Twinkle Khanna, reached viewers across more than 93 per cent of India’s pincodes and has streamed in over 240 countries and territories.
The debut season drew some of Bollywood’s most bankable names, from Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar to Alia Bhatt, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan and closed with a special featuring cricket World Cup champions Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma. Its mix of celebrity candour, playful sparring and unfiltered conversation helped the show become one of Prime Video’s buzziest titles.
“The response is a testament to the refreshing perspective it brought to talk shows,” said Prime Video India director and head of originals Nikhil Madhok. He credited the hosts’ “unabashedly candid” dynamic for sparking national conversation.
Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India group chief development officer Mrinalini Jain, said the show delivered “unfiltered and witty conversations” that audiences now demand, adding that the scale of buzz “exceeded every expectation.”
Twinkle Khanna said the format worked because it offered a “safe space” where guests could drop their guard and speak freely. Kajol, better known for answering questions than asking them, said hosting felt “wonderfully refreshing,” praising Khanna as “one of the funniest and sharpest women I know.”
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Meta warns 200 users after fake Whatsapp spyware attack
Italy-targeted campaign used unofficial app to deploy surveillance spyware.
MUMBAI: It looked like a message, but it behaved like a mole. Meta has warned around 200 users most of them in Italy after uncovering a targeted spyware campaign that weaponised a fake version of WhatsApp to infiltrate devices. The attack, first reported by Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, relied on classic social engineering with a modern twist: persuading users to download an unofficial WhatsApp clone embedded with surveillance software. The malicious application, believed to be developed by Italian firm SIO through its subsidiary ASIGINT, was designed to mimic the real app closely enough to bypass suspicion.
Meta’s security teams identified roughly 200 individuals who may have installed the compromised version, triggering immediate countermeasures. Affected users were logged out of their accounts and issued alerts warning of potential privacy breaches, with the company describing the incident as a “targeted social engineering attempt” aimed at gaining device-level access.
The malicious app was not distributed via official app stores but circulated through third-party channels, where it was presented as a legitimate WhatsApp alternative. Once installed, it reportedly allowed external operators to access sensitive data stored on the device turning a simple download into a potential surveillance gateway.
According to Techcrunch, Meta is now preparing legal action against the spyware developers to curb further misuse. The company, however, has not disclosed details about the specific individuals targeted or the extent of data compromised.
A Whatsapp spokesperson reiterated that user safety remains the top priority, particularly for those misled into installing the fake iOS application. Meanwhile, reports from La Repubblica suggest the spyware may be linked to “Spyrtacus”, a strain previously associated with Android-based attacks that could intercept calls, activate microphones and even access cameras.
The episode underscores a growing reality in the digital age, the threat is no longer just what you download, but where you download it from. As unofficial apps become increasingly convincing, the line between communication tool and covert surveillance is getting harder to spot and far easier to exploit.
