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ZEE5 unveils exclusive never before offers with their biggest show Karenjit Kaur going live
MUMBAI: ZEE5, India’s largest and most comprehensive digital entertainment platform for language content, is all set to make this week even more exciting for you! On the day that the platform launches their biggest show – Karenjit Kaur – the untold story of Sunny Leone – since its launch, ZEE5 has rolled out a limited time period offer for subscribers – monthly subscription at Rs 99 for 2 months where you save Rs.99 and annual subscription at Rs 499 for 1 year where you save Rs.500
The OTT platform from the ZEE store works on a subscription based model, where subscribers can choose between monthly, 3 months’, 6months’ or annual subscription.
ZEE5 India buisness head Manish Agarwal commented, “It is a very special day for us – not only are we launching our most-awaited original web-series, but we are also rolling out this limited time period exciting offer. We believe this will give our audience one more definite reason for clicking the download button. Given our extensive regional language portfolio – a combination of our originals and syndicated content – we have received a lot of interest from across the country in the past six months. And, as we continue to improve on the content as well as path-breaking technology that the platform offers, we believe this will be one more reason for viewers to explore our platform. The next few months will see our team rolling out more interesting developments via the platform itself to ensure the viewers never have a day without entertainment with us around.” ZEE5 has also extended a special gift to all the earlier users of the ZEE5 Premium club via 1 month & 3 months pack completely free of cost as a gesture of appreciation!
ZEE5 has an extensive repertoire of content spanning television series – both from our own bouquet of channels as well as international shows in Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Pakistani, Spanish and English languages; cinema – old classics to latest blockbusters; chartbusting music from around the world; the range of multi-lingual original content in languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam.
The offer will be valid till 15th August only. So, download now to avail the exciting offer and enjoy over 1,00,000+ hours of curated content across the language of your choice.
With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+ music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages, ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought back for its loyal viewers.
ZEE5 has partnered with the best in the business to bring viewers a seamless viewing experience. Some of the partners include Axinom for Content Management System, Think Design that created the design language of UI/UX, Tatas that breathed life in the design and bought it to alive in the form of Web and App. The platform’s CDN is managed by Akamai, Tata CDN and AWS Cloudfront. A unique feature in this adaptive experience is that Conviva, one of the leading players globally, directs viewers to one of the best CDN service provider based on the quality of their service in your location at that moment ensuring the viewers never have to compromise on video quality. ZEE5’s servers are hosted on Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud thereby ensuring scalability and reliability of the service.
Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available at www.zee5.com, as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also supports Chromecast.
Pricing: Freemium pricing model with both free and paid premium content (including Originals) to cater to a mix of audiences. Viewers who subscribe to the ZEE5 subscription pack will get access to the entire library of content at a special offer price of INR 99 per month.
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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.
