Category: SCMP

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr speaks at a WWII commemorative event in Manila last month. Photo: EPA-EFE
07
Apr
2025

‘Lip service’: Philippines’ cyber defences lag amid Chinese attack claims

In a world where wars are no longer fought on battlefields alone, the Philippines is confronting an invisible but no…

Hong Kong police arrest 6 linked to phone scam gang operating for months
07
Apr
2025

Hong Kong police arrest 6 linked to phone scam gang operating for months

Hong Kong police have smashed a fraud syndicate and arrested six suspects who allegedly cheated at least 12 victims out…

Mainland China names 4 Taiwanese in cyberattack, fake news accusations online
07
Apr
2025

Mainland China names 4 Taiwanese in cyberattack, fake news accusations online

Beijing’s top spy agency has accused four members of the Taiwanese defence ministry’s Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM)…

North Korea has trained an army of IT workers and hackers who operate at home and abroad. Photo: Shutterstock
07
Apr
2025

North Korea is rolling in bitcoin. Only the US and UK have more

North Korea is believed to hold the world’s third-largest reserve of government-owned bitcoin, following a US$1.5 billion cryptocurrency heist linked…

Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure
07
Apr
2025

Hong Kong passes its first cybersecurity bill covering critical infrastructure

Hong Kong’s legislature has approved the city’s first bill targeted at cybersecurity for computer systems needed for critical infrastructure, with…

As US Justice Department shifts focus from foreign agents, will that ease Chinese cases?
07
Apr
2025

As US Justice Department shifts focus from foreign agents, will that ease Chinese cases?

As one of her first acts in office, US President Donald Trump’s new attorney general, Pam Bondi, shut down a…

Baidu stresses strong data privacy measures after executive’s daughter doxes netizen
07
Apr
2025

Baidu stresses strong data privacy measures after executive’s daughter doxes netizen

Baidu, China’s leading internet search firm and artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse, has denied that the company breached user privacy after…

Editorial | A major meltdown in key computer systems can bring catastrophe to Hong Kong
07
Apr
2025

Editorial | A major meltdown in key computer systems can bring catastrophe to Hong Kong

A computer system meltdown that brings the planet to a grinding halt can easily be the premise for a blockbuster…

Malaysia’s police urged to undergo robust AI training to combat crime
07
Apr
2025

Malaysia’s police urged to undergo robust AI training to combat crime

The call by Azree Nazri, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society Malaysia, comes as Malaysia aims to use AI to…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he refused to provide a ransom to hackers over a cyberattack at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Photo: Reuters
07
Apr
2025

‘No way’: Malaysia’s Anwar refuses US$10 million ransom demand to end airport cyberattack

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that hackers demanded a US$10 million ransom for a cyberattack that paralysed…

Grooming alert as survey finds 63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances
07
Apr
2025

Grooming alert as survey finds 63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances

More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students have faced sexual advances from adults online, a police…

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickman, Hawaii. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
07
Apr
2025

Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing detailed US attack plans against Houthis

The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among senior national security officials, showing that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth…