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Sudhir Chaudhary’s ‘Black and White’ gets highest concurrent views on YouTube
Mumbai: Aaj Tak’s Black and White, hosted by Sudhir Chaudhary, has been ranked as the number one show in the 9 p.m. band ever since it started rolling. The show has been witnessing the highest concurrent views on YouTube.
The show has held attention ever since it started in July 2022. It has been breaking all records for the past two months on the 9 p.m. prime time band on YouTube, making Aaj Tak rank number one every day on the digital platform YouTube and leaving the competitors behind by a considerable margin.
Aaj Tak has been marking an average of 74.3K daily live concurrent users (weekdays, 9-10 p.m.) on YouTube Live in the period from 19 July to 31 October 2022, where Aaj Tak has nearly twice the total live concurrent users.
Sudhir Chaudhary’s show on Aaj Tak caters to the audience’s news requirement with every topic, making it ‘Black and White,’ logical, retaining the true essence of the story, and specially curated for a deeper insight.
Aaj Tak’s Black and White show with Sudhir Chaudhary has covered sensitive updates around various topics through in-depth analysis of national and international news. Uncovering well-researched data and underlying facts, Chaudhary also presented the Hijab Row with deep research. Black and White also covered the Russian-Ukraine war, enhancing the audience’s insights into the topics and providing a window to think through facts and data.
Followed by crucial topics of national interest like the NIA PFI Issue, Congress president elections, and an RSS story on the controversy surrounding the film AdiPurush, including an exclusive interview of the director and writer.
With their social campaign “Mera Swabhimaan,” which highlights the lives of blue-collar employees and the issues they face, the host aims to initiate a revolution that talks about the basic human code of conduct and establishes a place of pride in society for the hardworking daily wage earners.
Chaudhary’s Black and White has successfully emerged as one of the most promising prime-time shows. Taking over prime time with the most concurrent live views on YouTube and continuing the dominance in news space.
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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.
