Relying on AI carries risks, cybersecurity expert warns amid China’s DeepSeek craze
Political adviser cautions against dependence on AI for decision-making, calls for security mechanism to monitor and intercept threats. Source link
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North Korean hackers set up fake firms in US to target cryptocurrency developers
North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the US, in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious…
China-backed actors ‘stand out’ in threatening US energy infrastructure, panel hears
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Trump to be interviewed by Atlantic editor who exposed ‘Signalgate’ chat
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China cracks another quantum code barrier. For how much longer is our data safe?
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Editorial | Concerted effort will be required to fight scamming scourge in Hong Kong
The prevalence, scale and complexity of scams targeting Hong Kong people have become an epidemic requiring concerted action on all fronts. Police investigated more than…
Pentagon faces ‘meltdown’ as Trump backs Hegseth amid second Signal chat storm
Pete Hegseth’s former spokesman said the Pentagon has been overwhelmed by staff drama and turnover in the initial months of the second Trump administration, calling…
South Korea confronts unseen scars of AI sex crimes: ‘the law didn’t protect me’
When Ruma*, a graduate student in South Korea, received sexually explicit doctored images of herself via Telegram in 2021, she could not sleep for weeks.…
E-commerce head urges scam arbitration for safer online shopping in Hong Kong
An e-commerce industry leader has suggested that Hong Kong allow a popular quick payment operator to arbitrate online transactions amid the rising trend of internet…
‘It hurts deeply’: Nianli Ma, wife of cyber expert Xiaofeng Wang, speaks up over FBI raids
For the first time since the homes of computer science professor Xiaofeng Wang were raided by the FBI last month, Nianli Ma has spoken out…
SF Express Hong Kong stops sending parcel delivery SMS texts to combat scams
Major courier firm SF Express has stopped sending text messages to Hong Kong customers with self-pickup parcels and will only send notifications via its mobile…
Hong Kong to introduce 3 digital security measures to combat financial fraud
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will announce on Monday new measures to be implemented by banks to safeguard the public from financial fraud, stepping…