Australia bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from government devices
Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices, becoming one of the first countries to take direct action against a Chinese…
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China’s first counter-sanction on US biotech industry marks a turning point in tech war
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday the inclusion of a major US biotech company on its “unreliable entity list” while stating that the firm’s…
Is Southeast Asia ready to embrace DeepSeek? Costs, security among concerns
Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s multilingual capabilities and open-source nature serve as an attractive alternative for users in Southeast Asia, but its true potential can only be…
DeepSeek warns of fake social media accounts as AI app’s popularity soars
DeepSeek is fighting a surge in fake social media accounts and websites pretending to be linked to the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, as scammers…
Hongkongers lose HK$200 million to scams in a week, AI voice-cloning used
Online fraudsters scammed Hongkongers out of more than HK$200 million (US$25.7 million) in a week last month and used artificial intelligence (AI) to trick a…
China alleges former soldier shared secrets of troops, weapons with foreign spy agency
China’s top counterspy agency has announced the arrest of a former soldier suspected of helping send Chinese military secrets to a foreign espionage agency. In…
In Philippines, fears of ‘cyber cold war’ amid surge in online threats
A surge in online threats against the Philippines has amplified fears of a “cyber cold war” among security analysts, following Communications Minister Ivan Uy’s warning…
In battle against scams, Malaysians are now armed with a chatbot to waste fraudsters’ time
Artificial intelligence has entered the fray in the battle against scammers in Malaysia, with the launch of a free chatbot that wastes the time of…
Hong Kong’s investment promotion arm probes ransomware attack
The Hong Kong government’s investment promotion arm has said it is checking whether any personal information was compromised following a ransomware attack on its computer…
Thailand failed to collect biometric data from 17 million arrivals due to ‘limited’ storage
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has come under fire for allowing about 17 million foreign arrivals to enter last year without storing their biometric details due to…
Editorial | Harden the line on cybersecurity attacks in Hong Kong
InvestHK has a critical strategic mission to draw and retain the foreign direct investment Hong Kong needs for economic development. So it was alarming to…
US says China operating ‘hacker for hire’ network available for cyberattacks worldwide
Beijing was orchestrating a “hacker for hire” ecosystem – involving contract hackers, Chinese tech company employees and government officials – to carry out cyberattacks aimed…