Category: SCMP

Cybersecurity crime losses in Hong Kong up 15% year on year in first half of 2025
18
Aug
2025

Cybersecurity crime losses in Hong Kong up 15% year on year in first half of 2025

Financial losses through cybersecurity crimes in Hong Kong hit HK$3.04 billion (US$387.3 million) in the first half of 2025, marking…

People walk past an Nvidia display advertisement in Taipei during the Computex 2025 trade show on May 19, 2025. Photo: AFP
18
Aug
2025

Chinese semiconductor, AI firms form pact as Nvidia faces inquiry on H20 chip’s security

The alliance reflected the growing efforts in the country’s semiconductor industry and nascent AI sector to push forward Beijing’s tech…

‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media calls on Nvidia to prove safety of H20 chip
18
Aug
2025

‘How can we trust you?’: China’s state media calls on Nvidia to prove safety of H20 chip

The article, entitled “How can we trust you, Nvidia”, called on the US company to “comply with requests and provide…

‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips in blog post
18
Aug
2025

‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips in blog post

Semiconductor giant Nvidia reasserted the security of its AI processors in a blog post on Tuesday, pointing out that inserting…

Zhou Hongyi, chairman of China’s Qihoo 360, speaks to media in Beijing in March: Photo: Getty Images
18
Aug
2025

Taiwan cyberattacks ‘below average’ but widespread, Beijing political advisor says

Taiwan’s collection of cyberhackers may not be sophisticated, but they are “diligent” when it comes to executing attacks on various…

A price chart on the Bybit website for the cryptocurrency Ethereum. Photo: AP
18
Aug
2025

How North Korea’s US$1.5 billion hack exposed Asia’s crypto weaknesses

It began, as so many epochal crimes do, with a single breach. But by the time the dust had settled…

A man walks past a silicon wafer display at Micron Technology’s booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16, 2025. Photo: AFP
18
Aug
2025

Micron starts lay-offs in China as US memory chipmaker retreats from mobile NAND market

US chipmaker Micron Technology has started a new round of lay-offs that is expected to shed hundreds of jobs in…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the opening ceremony of the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on July 16. Photo: Kyodo
18
Aug
2025

Nvidia’s efforts to please both US and China get harder as H20 becomes bargaining chip

On his visit to Beijing in July, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a rock-star welcome as he announced to Chinese…

China’s internet watchdog cracks down on false financial claims, stock touting online
24
May
2025

China’s internet watchdog cracks down on false financial claims, stock touting online

China’s top cybersecurity watchdog, in coordination with financial regulators, has shut down over a dozen social media accounts for spreading…

FCC votes to bar Chinese labs from testing US tech if they’ve been deemed security risks
22
May
2025

FCC votes to bar Chinese labs from testing US tech if they’ve been deemed security risks

The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 on Thursday to finalise rules barring Chinese labs deemed risks to US national security…

People attend the election campaign rally of senatorial candidates under the party of former Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on May 8, ahead of the country’s midterm elections. Photo: AFP
22
May
2025

TikTok shuts down ‘covert influence networks’ targeting Philippines midterm elections

TikTok said it had shut down three “covert influence networks” and removed more than one million fake or spam accounts…

How China’s military might use anti-AI tactics on the battlefields of the future
21
May
2025

How China’s military might use anti-AI tactics on the battlefields of the future

China’s armed forces must find ways to undermine the data and computing capacity of its adversaries as AI gains an…