Iran-linked hackers open low-cost digital front as US-Israeli attacks mount
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters. But…
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Hong Kong prison department’s IT system hacked, 6,800 employees’ data compromised
A computer system containing Hong Kong prison employees’ personal data has been hacked, compromising the information of 6,800 current and former staffers. The Correctional Services…
Pro-Iran hackers say they breached FBI chief Patel’s email account, post personal files
A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old…
Job fears, security risks spark call for Chinese government ‘red lines’ in AI applications
Jiang Xiaojuan, former deputy secretary general of the State Council, said at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in Hainan province that precaution was…
More websites, mobile apps for children collecting personal data: study
A global investigation involving Hong Kong authorities has found that more websites and mobile apps designed for children are collecting personal data – ranging from…
iPhone spyware DarkSword hits Malaysia, exposing spread of sophisticated hacking tools
Malaysian users are among victims targeted by a newly uncovered iPhone spyware operation that researchers say was used by multiple threat actors across countries, in…
Tencent adds ClawBot plug-in to WeChat amid OpenClaw boom and privacy warnings
Tencent Holdings is rolling out a “ClawBot” plug-in for China’s most popular app WeChat as it seeks to capitalise on the OpenClaw craze, even as…
Philippine police thwart Roblox-linked school shooting plot by 7 teens
Philippine police have foiled a school shooting and rescued seven students radicalised by “foreigners” online to stage an attack in Laguna province near Manila, as…
Opinion | Frenzy over AI agent OpenClaw shows the lobster has escaped the pot
In China this month, people have been lining up on streets to install an AI programme on their computers. Some had travelled from other cities.…
Fix, don’t fire ‘digital employee’ OpenClaw over security risks: Paul Chan
Hong Kong’s finance chief has likened the powerful AI agent OpenClaw to an efficient “digital employee”, saying it should not be dismissed but rather improved…
Iran-linked hackers claim attack on US medical tech giant Stryker
An Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a cyberattack on US medical technology giant Stryker, saying it had extracted 50 terabytes of data in…
Meta disables 150,000 accounts in global sting on Southeast Asian scam centres
Meta disabled more than 150,000 accounts and Thai police arrested 21 people in a sweeping international crackdown on Southeast Asian criminal scam centres that targeted…