Hong Kong banks in early stages of preparing for quantum computing threats, HKMA says
Hong Kong’s banking sector is still in the early stages of preparing for cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing, the city’s de facto central bank…
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China’s Kimi K3 ‘significantly below’ US rivals in hacking power, study shows
Chinese unicorn Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 model trails far behind top American rivals in its ability to launch cyberattacks, joint British-US government research shows, challenging…
Malaysia probes telecoms giant Maxis over Khairul Aming privacy leak
A social media post over an unpaid phone bill has triggered a data-protection investigation in Malaysia, after one of the country’s most recognisable influencers questioned…
China’s cyberscam crackdown pushed syndicates to target Americans, analysts say
Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on online scams in Southeast Asia, analysts said on Wednesday, triggering…
China’s Kimi K3 fuels fears safety curbs are holding back US AI
Chinese unicorn Moonshot AI’s new Kimi K3 model rivals top US systems in spotting cybersecurity flaws, according to early research, stoking fears in Washington that…
Malaysia cracks down on cybercrime with new rules for digital space: ‘necessary reset’
Malaysia is close to overhauling its nearly 30-year-old cybercrime law and giving authorities long-sought tools to pursue online fraud, digital impersonation and AI-generated abuse, but…
Why South Korea is racing to build a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity
South Korea plans to develop its own cybersecurity-focused artificial intelligence model by the end of this year, after a brief US clampdown on advanced systems…
UK court jails young hackers for massive London transport cyberattack
A UK court on Thursday jailed two young men for a 2024 cyberattack on London’s public transport operator that exposed the details of millions of…
US hardens AI stance on China as Anthropic calls for extending lead
Washington is moving to strengthen its artificial intelligence posture towards China, with lawmakers advancing new export control bills and the Trump administration deepening cooperation with…
China works on AI safety benchmark as regulators target large model risks
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has started building a safety benchmark to evaluate artificial intelligence models, as regulators in the United States…
Beyond Claude Code: the Chinese AI tools poised to benefit after back-door alert
Beijing’s recent cybersecurity warning against American artificial intelligence lab Anthropic is expected to accelerate a shift among Chinese developers towards domestic coding alternatives, according to…
Anthropic hits back after China warns of Claude Code ‘backdoor’ risks
US artificial intelligence company Anthropic said users in China being advised to uninstall its flagship Claude Code product were not supposed to be using it…