North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million in KelpDAO cyberattack
A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly US$300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said,…
Category: SCMP
China threatens EU firms over cybersecurity plans targeting Chinese companies
China will hit EU firms with reciprocal measures if the bloc targets Chinese firms as planned under its proposed cybersecurity regulations, Beijing has warned. In…
White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid Mythos AI fears
The Trump administration and Anthropic’s CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and…
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority bars all contractors’ access to data after leak
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has suspended all contractors’ access to patient data after a major leak affecting more than 56,000 patients, and is considering barring…
China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos
With US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reported to have held urgent talks over Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model, experts…
Editorial | Breaches reveal worrying gaps in Hong Kong’s data defences
Innovation and technology are key drivers of economic growth and quality of life in Hong Kong. Efforts to make the city an international hub for…
Police arrest man on suspicion of stealing personal data of 56,000 patients
Hong Kong police have arrested a man working for a contractor commissioned by the Hospital Authority on suspicion of stealing the personal data of more…
Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving more than 56,000 patients served by the Hospital Authority, which reported the…
Probe launched after Hospital Authority data breach involving 56,000 patients
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving over 56,000 patients served by the Hospital Authority, which reported the unauthorised…
Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam
Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, on Friday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island’s…
Hong Kong woman loses HK$2.5 million in online collagen drinks scam
A housewife in Hong Kong has lost nearly HK$2.5 million (US$320,500) in an online shopping scam after she tried to buy collagen drinks for HK$530,…
DeepSeek 12-hour outage leaves millions cut off, sparks complaints as rivals gain ground
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek suffered a prolonged outage overnight that extended into early Monday morning, disrupting service for hundreds of millions of users, according…