Malaysia’s police urged to undergo robust AI training to combat crime
The call by Azree Nazri, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society Malaysia, comes as Malaysia aims to use AI to help tackle a rise in…
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‘No way’: Malaysia’s Anwar refuses US$10 million ransom demand to end airport cyberattack
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that hackers demanded a US$10 million ransom for a cyberattack that paralysed some operations at Kuala Lumpur…
Grooming alert as survey finds 63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances
More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong secondary school students have faced sexual advances from adults online, a police survey has found, with the…
Atlantic releases entire Signal chat showing detailed US attack plans against Houthis
The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among senior national security officials, showing that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the exact timings of…
US adds more Chinese firms to tech ban list. Is this just the start for Trump 2.0?
The US is picking up the pace of export restrictions and more could soon be on the way, a Chinese observer said on Wednesday after…
Trump’s TikTok stance differs from some Republicans ahead of sell-or-ban deadline
US House Republicans are standing firm against any TikTok divestiture deal that would leave Chinese owner ByteDance with a stake in the popular app, as…
Police chief recalls 36 years on force, expects Hong Kong stability to improve
Hong Kong Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee has said he expects the city’s law and order to continue to improve and become more stable…
Editorial | Freezing of accounts to tackle cybercrime in Hong Kong welcome if done right
Scams can happen in the blink of an eye as cybercriminals race to move stolen money before victims, banks and law enforcement can react. Hong…
Privacy rules broken in data leak of major fashion brands, Hong Kong watchdog finds
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has ruled that a group managing several international fashion brands in the city including Paul Smith and Brooks Brothers has violated…
China Initiative 2.0? Raids on scientist Wang Xiaofeng revive spectre from first Trump era
Security raids on the homes of a noted Chinese-American cybersecurity researcher have reignited fears of racial profiling in Trump-led America, under what some are calling…
Extension for TikTok sale winding down, but deadline may not matter: analysts
The final chapter of the TikTok divest-or-ban saga is set to unfold before Saturday, when the extension US President Donald Trump gave the Chinese-owned platform…
OpenAI to build open AI model as it faces competition from Meta and China’s DeepSeek
Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, on Monday announced it is building a more open generative AI model as it faces growing competition…