Category: SCMP

US politicians back Coupang, seethe over South Korea’s ‘campaign of aggression’
25
Dec
2025

US politicians back Coupang, seethe over South Korea’s ‘campaign of aggression’

Coupang’s significant spending on lobbying politicians in the United States has apparently paid off, with Republicans criticising the South Korean…

Kuaishou blames the cyberattack on “black and grey industries” – an underground ecosystem of illegal and legally ambiguous activities that range from cybercrime to bot-driven fraud. Photo: Getty Images
23
Dec
2025

China’s Kuaishou hit by breach as explicit content floods live-streaming rooms

Short-video platform Kuaishou Technology reported a major cyberattack to the police after a breach on Monday evening allowed explicit content…

Hongkongers urged to quickly sign up for eMPF platform as defence against scams
23
Dec
2025

Hongkongers urged to quickly sign up for eMPF platform as defence against scams

Cybersecurity experts have urged Hong Kong residents to prioritise the use of an official one-stop digital identity app to register…

Hong Kong online investment scams surge 20% as losses hit HK$3.08 billion
22
Dec
2025

Hong Kong online investment scams surge 20% as losses hit HK$3.08 billion

Hong Kong recorded a 20 per cent increase in online investment scams in the first 10 months of the year,…

Malay girls check a mobile phone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP
18
Dec
2025

Southeast Asia follows Australia in tightening social media rules: safety or censorship?

As Australia’s new restrictions on social media use by children under 16 take effect this month, governments across Southeast Asia…

Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin delivers a speech in Moscow in October 2014. Photo: Moscow City News Agency via AFP
10
Dec
2025

UK sanctions Russian and Chinese firms, warns of cyber threats and hybrid warfare

Britain announced sanctions against Russian media and ideas outlets on Tuesday as the UKs top diplomat warned Western nations must…

Can Singapore’s cyber laws keep pace with speed of borderless online threats?
09
Dec
2025

Can Singapore’s cyber laws keep pace with speed of borderless online threats?

Singapore’s approach to curbing foreign interference and cybercrime is being tested by the sheer speed and borderless nature of online…

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks
08
Dec
2025

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it may bar three major Chinese telecoms companies from connecting to…

UK PM Starmer launches TikTok account despite government ban
08
Dec
2025

UK PM Starmer launches TikTok account despite government ban

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a TikTok account on Monday despite the app being banned from government devices, as…

A cyber hub in Gurgaon, India. The country has a thriving US$150 billion outsourcing industry. Photo: Xinhua
04
Dec
2025

India’s ‘back office’ reputation under threat amid rise in sophisticated cyber scams

India’s hard-won reputation as the world’s back office, built on trusted call-centre and IT services, is coming under pressure as…

This screen grab from a video posted by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on social media in November shows what Hegseth says is a lethal strike on a vessel carrying narcotics in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Image: Pete Hegseth/X via AFP
03
Dec
2025

Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, Pentagon watchdog finds

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth put American personnel and their mission at risk when he…

Opinion | China’s shrinking credit reflects a financial reset, not a collapse
03
Dec
2025

Opinion | China’s shrinking credit reflects a financial reset, not a collapse

China’s latest credit figures have raised eyebrows, but they need not raise alarm. New bank lending, aggregate social financing and…