Category: SCMP

A screenshot of one of the deepfake videos used to try and blackmail MPs shared in a social media post by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Photo: X/Fashmi_Fadzil
15
Sep
2025

Malaysian MPs targeted by deepfake sex video blackmail demanding US$100,000 payments

Authorities in Malaysia are hunting the suspect behind a blackmail attempt on at least 10 lawmakers who received emails demanding…

ChatGPT initially refused to create the IDs, but altering the prompt allowed hackers to bypass this restriction. Photo: AFP
15
Sep
2025

ChatGPT deepfakes military IDs for North Korean hackers, researchers find

A suspected North Korean state-sponsored hacking group used ChatGPT to create a deepfake of a military ID document to attack…

Roblox agrees to anti-child grooming measures in Australia, watchdog says
14
Sep
2025

Roblox agrees to anti-child grooming measures in Australia, watchdog says

Gaming giant Roblox Corp has agreed to curb the risk of adults grooming children on its platform in Australia, the…

Acting Nasa administrator Sean Duffy has said that beating China in the space race was “critically important”. Photo: AFP
11
Sep
2025

Nasa blocks Chinese citizens with US visas from its facilities

Nasa has barred Chinese nationals on US visas from its facilities and networks, in the latest reflection of Washington’s mounting…

Breaking | Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening
09
Sep
2025

Breaking | Dior fined in China for sending data overseas without security screening

Chinese police have fined fashion giant Dior’s Shanghai subsidiary after finding the company guilty of transmitting data overseas without security…

US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports
07
Sep
2025

US investigating malware email targeting trade talks with China: reports

US authorities are investigating a bogus email from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights…

Australia’s Qantas Airways penalises CEO over data breach with bonus cut
05
Sep
2025

Australia’s Qantas Airways penalises CEO over data breach with bonus cut

Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Friday it had lowered bonuses for its CEO and her team as the airline shoulders…

Shein hit with US$175 million fine by French watchdog over cookie misuse
04
Sep
2025

Shein hit with US$175 million fine by French watchdog over cookie misuse

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein received a €150 million (US$175 million) fine on Wednesday from France’s data protection authority over the…

Editorial | No room for complacency in Hong Kong’s fight to combat scam epidemic
03
Sep
2025

Editorial | No room for complacency in Hong Kong’s fight to combat scam epidemic

The eagerness of investors to part with large sums in the misguided belief that they will quickly reap substantial rewards…

Deepfake technology – which uses AI to manipulate images, audio and video – threatens both individual and national security, according to Chinese regulators. Photo: Shutterstock
01
Sep
2025

China’s social media platforms rush to abide by AI-generated content labelling law

The law, which was issued in March, requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other…

2 Hong Kong public hospital doctors arrested over patient data leak
01
Sep
2025

2 Hong Kong public hospital doctors arrested over patient data leak

Two public hospital doctors have been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly leaking patient information, the Post has learned. While…

Editorial | Hong Kong’s telehealth market must put patient welfare front and centre
30
Aug
2025

Editorial | Hong Kong’s telehealth market must put patient welfare front and centre

Online medical consultations expanded during the pandemic, especially for the elderly. Like with online classes and working from home, they…