Opinion | As Hong Kong is learning, a deepfake crime epidemic is upon us
It all started with a routine-looking link from a securities firm. Customers who clicked on it found their trading accounts hijacked by scammers, who ended…
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US targets North Korean fake IT worker scheme with China and Russia links
The US has slapped sanctions on individuals and companies linked to a scheme that involves recruiting North Koreans to pose as American tech workers and…
Impostor uses AI to impersonate US top diplomat Rubio and contact foreign ministers
The US State Department has warned US diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by…
Hong Kong tech and telecoms giants unite to combat online fraud
Hong Kong’s major social media, messaging platform providers and telecoms firms have pledged to strengthen checks on advertisers’ identities and remove fraudulent advertisements embedded with…
Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down
The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong rose by nearly 22 per cent between January and May compared with the same period last…
Stablecoin scams, innovation put China’s financial regulators in high-stakes balancing act
A financial dilemma has sent local-level financial authorities across China scrambling as they try to navigate a stablecoin frenzy that some say has become a…
Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews, US media reports
The X account of Sesame Street’s Elmo, a beloved children’s television character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts after being hacked, US media reported on…
TikTok urgently pitches Canada security solution to avoid shutdown
TikTok is trying to talk to Canada about security solutions that would spare the popular video app from a looming order to shut down operations…
Online job scams in Hong Kong jump 92% amid rise in ‘click farming’ tactics
The number of online employment scams in Hong Kong recorded from January to May nearly doubled from the same period last year, while losses jumped…
China rolls out ‘voluntary’ cyber ID system amid concerns over privacy, censorship
China has officially introduced a controversial national cyber ID system, despite concerns from some experts and netizens over privacy and censorship. The system aims to…
US aims to ban Chinese technology in undersea telecoms cables
The US Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine communication cables to the United…
Europol-led global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network
A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial of service attacks targeting Ukraine and…