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…
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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…
Microsoft to stop using engineers in China as tech support for US military
Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical help to the US military after a report in investigative journalism outlet…
Singapore battling sophisticated cyberattack from UNC3886, minister says
Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked by industry experts to China, the country’s coordinating…
Louis Vuitton Hong Kong faces probe for data breach affecting 419,000 customers
The privacy watchdog has launched an investigation after Louis Vuitton Hong Kong suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of about 419,000 customers…
Why did Singapore name cyberthreat group UNC3886 and is it linked to China?
Singapore has made a rare move to identify the UNC3886 cyberthreat group that it says is attacking local critical infrastructure. UNC3886 has been identified by…