Category: SCMP

More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty in Vietnam amid rights concerns
25
Oct
2025

More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty in Vietnam amid rights concerns

Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech…

Scammers use fake courier messages to steal Hong Kong bank details from victims
24
Oct
2025

Scammers use fake courier messages to steal Hong Kong bank details from victims

Two people have fallen victim to scammers who impersonated courier workers and sent fake text messages to steal bank account…

Singapore urges cooperation against cyber threats to protect developing nations
23
Oct
2025

Singapore urges cooperation against cyber threats to protect developing nations

Global cooperation is needed to help smaller and developing nations defend themselves against cyber threats, Singapore has warned, stressing that…

China moves to strengthen regulation of AI safety and ethics
23
Oct
2025

China moves to strengthen regulation of AI safety and ethics

Wang Xiang, spokesman for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, told reporters in Beijing…

Singapore cyber summit stresses need for unified front amid rising threats
22
Oct
2025

Singapore cyber summit stresses need for unified front amid rising threats

Experts and officials at a major cybersecurity summit in Singapore have called for deeper collaboration between governments and tech giants,…

Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam says nations must rebuild trust and strengthen the rules-based order in cyberspace amid a surge in attacks. Photo: Shutterstock
21
Oct
2025

Singapore’s Shanmugam warns weaponised technology fuelling ‘cyber arms race’

Singapore’s coordinating minister for national security has warned that countries that weaponise technology are fuelling a “cyber arms race”, as…

AWS provides on-demand computing power, data storage and other digital services to companies, governments and individuals. Photo: Reuters
20
Oct
2025

Amazon’s AWS outage disrupts Fortnite, Snapchat and major apps worldwide

Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the…

America’s NSA has been accused of conducting cyberattacks against China’s National Time Service Centre. Photo: Corbis via Getty Images
19
Oct
2025

China accuses US of carrying out cyberattacks on national time centre

China’s top counter-espionage agency has accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks against the country’s national time centre, which it…

Southeast Asia lags in child online safety protection amid rising risks, new index shows
17
Oct
2025

Southeast Asia lags in child online safety protection amid rising risks, new index shows

Southeast Asia’s children are among the world’s most exposed to online risks – and among the least protected. That is…

MI5 chief says China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK security amid collapse of spying case
16
Oct
2025

MI5 chief says China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK security amid collapse of spying case

China poses a daily threat to Britain’s security, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency said on Thursday, remarks…

Video | Japan beverage giant Asahi faces beer shortage following cyberattack
10
Oct
2025

Video | Japan beverage giant Asahi faces beer shortage following cyberattack

A major cyberattack has crippled the operations of Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings. The hacking, claimed by the Russian-speaking…

Editorial | Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit
05
Oct
2025

Editorial | Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit

Cross-border crime syndicates are becoming increasingly sophisticated, taking advantage of technological developments to enable them to perpetrate offences ranging from…