US, Japan, Seoul look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers
The US, Japan and South Korea pledged to intensify efforts to block North Korea’s use of overseas IT workers to raise money for its weapons…
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Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws
The deepfake scandal at the University of Hong Kong – hundreds of non-consensual, sexually explicit composites reportedly found on a student’s laptop – feels like…
China cracks down on fake medical advice with new rules for health influencers
Chinese authorities have announced new rules targeting the rapid expansion of medical science accounts on social media and other unofficial channels to counteract false and…
Lowrys Farm owner, My Jewelry slammed as 138,000 Hongkongers hit in data leaks
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has ruled that three retailers, including the local branch of a Japanese multinational company that owns fashion brands Lowrys Farm and…
Tulsi Gabbard to slash US intelligence workforce by 40%, cut budget by US$700 million
The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than US$700 million annually, the Trump administration announced on…
Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024
Hong Kong police received more than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberthreats targeting the city last year, while 5 per cent of publicly accessible technology…
US sanctions Philippine tech firm over ‘pig butchering’ scams that took US$200 million
A Philippine tech company has been sanctioned by the United States for allegedly enabling online romance scams known as “pig butchering”, which US authorities say…
Who is Tami Radabaugh? The Fox News alum was in a Signal chat with Pete Hegseth, and supposedly suggested a make-up room in the Pentagon – but what made her set up her own media company?
Former Fox News host and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recently faced calls to resign when it came out that he had been sharing military…
New university under mysterious PLA force to offer training in AI, unmanned operations
A new university under the Chinese military’s mysterious Information Support Force plans to offer training in artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned operations and other key technology,…
Hegseth aides probed by Pentagon watchdog for potentially deleting leaked Signal chat messages
The Pentagon’s watchdog is looking into whether any of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared…
Iran says it obtained sensitive Israeli nuclear documents
Iranian intelligence agencies have obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli documents, some related to the nuclear plans and facilities of Tehran’s arch enemy, Iran’s…
South Korea’s Lee faces security challenges in ambitious plan to relocate presidential office
As South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pushes ahead with his ambitious plan to relocate the presidential office back to the historic Cheong Wa Dae complex,…