Category: SCMP

Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews, US media reports
19
Aug
2025

Hacked Elmo X account called for extermination of Jews, US media reports

The X account of Sesame Street’s Elmo, a beloved children’s television character, shared antisemitic and anti-Donald Trump posts after being…

TikTok urgently pitches Canada security solution to avoid shutdown
19
Aug
2025

TikTok urgently pitches Canada security solution to avoid shutdown

TikTok is trying to talk to Canada about security solutions that would spare the popular video app from a looming…

Online job scams in Hong Kong jump 92% amid rise in ‘click farming’ tactics
19
Aug
2025

Online job scams in Hong Kong jump 92% amid rise in ‘click farming’ tactics

The number of online employment scams in Hong Kong recorded from January to May nearly doubled from the same period…

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19
Aug
2025

China rolls out ‘voluntary’ cyber ID system amid concerns over privacy, censorship

China has officially introduced a controversial national cyber ID system, despite concerns from some experts and netizens over privacy and…

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr delivers a speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March 2025. Photo: AFP
19
Aug
2025

US aims to ban Chinese technology in undersea telecoms cables

The US Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Switzerland in 2024. File photo: EPA-EFE
19
Aug
2025

Europol-led global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial of…

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China as tech support for US military
19
Aug
2025

Microsoft to stop using engineers in China as tech support for US military

Microsoft on Friday said it will stop using China-based engineers to provide technical help to the US military after a…

Singapore battling sophisticated cyberattack from UNC3886, minister says
19
Aug
2025

Singapore battling sophisticated cyberattack from UNC3886, minister says

Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked by industry experts…

Louis Vuitton Hong Kong faces probe for data breach affecting 419,000 customers
19
Aug
2025

Louis Vuitton Hong Kong faces probe for data breach affecting 419,000 customers

The privacy watchdog has launched an investigation after Louis Vuitton Hong Kong suffered a data breach that compromised the personal…

Why did Singapore name cyberthreat group UNC3886 and is it linked to China?
18
Aug
2025

Why did Singapore name cyberthreat group UNC3886 and is it linked to China?

Singapore has made a rare move to identify the UNC3886 cyberthreat group that it says is attacking local critical infrastructure….

Commuters on Malaysia’s Rapid KL rail. Malaysians are wary of downloading MyDigital ID because of recent security breaches. Photo: Shutterstock
18
Aug
2025

Malaysia mulls making digital ID mandatory as security fears hinder adoption

Fewer than one in every 10 eligible Malaysians has signed up for a digital identity card in a flat rejection…

Chinese hacking groups are behind SharePoint attacks, Microsoft says
18
Aug
2025

Chinese hacking groups are behind SharePoint attacks, Microsoft says

Microsoft accused Chinese state-sponsored hackers of using flaws in its SharePoint document management software in a hacking campaign that has…