Category: SCMP

Spain cancels fibre-optic service contract involving use of Huawei equipment
29
Aug
2025

Spain cancels fibre-optic service contract involving use of Huawei equipment

The Spanish government has intervened at the eleventh hour to cancel a contract that would have boosted the use of…

US, Japan, Seoul look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers
28
Aug
2025

US, Japan, Seoul look to halt the unstoppable rise of North Korea’s fake IT workers

The US, Japan and South Korea pledged to intensify efforts to block North Korea’s use of overseas IT workers to…

Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws
22
Aug
2025

Opinion | Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws

The deepfake scandal at the University of Hong Kong – hundreds of non-consensual, sexually explicit composites reportedly found on a…

22
Aug
2025

China cracks down on fake medical advice with new rules for health influencers

Chinese authorities have announced new rules targeting the rapid expansion of medical science accounts on social media and other unofficial…

Lowrys Farm owner, My Jewelry slammed as 138,000 Hongkongers hit in data leaks
21
Aug
2025

Lowrys Farm owner, My Jewelry slammed as 138,000 Hongkongers hit in data leaks

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has ruled that three retailers, including the local branch of a Japanese multinational company that owns…

Tulsi Gabbard to slash US intelligence workforce by 40%, cut budget by US$700 million
21
Aug
2025

Tulsi Gabbard to slash US intelligence workforce by 40%, cut budget by US$700 million

The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than US$700 million annually,…

Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024
19
Aug
2025

Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024

Hong Kong police received more than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberthreats targeting the city last year, while 5 per…

US sanctions Philippine tech firm over ‘pig butchering’ scams that took US$200 million
19
Aug
2025

US sanctions Philippine tech firm over ‘pig butchering’ scams that took US$200 million

A Philippine tech company has been sanctioned by the United States for allegedly enabling online romance scams known as “pig…

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 1. Photo: EPA-EFE
19
Aug
2025

Who is Tami Radabaugh? The Fox News alum was in a Signal chat with Pete Hegseth, and supposedly suggested a make-up room in the Pentagon – but what made her set up her own media company?

Former Fox News host and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recently faced calls to resign when it came out that…

New university under mysterious PLA force to offer training in AI, unmanned operations
19
Aug
2025

New university under mysterious PLA force to offer training in AI, unmanned operations

A new university under the Chinese military’s mysterious Information Support Force plans to offer training in artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned…

Hegseth aides probed by Pentagon watchdog for potentially deleting leaked Signal chat messages
19
Aug
2025

Hegseth aides probed by Pentagon watchdog for potentially deleting leaked Signal chat messages

The Pentagon’s watchdog is looking into whether any of US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aides were asked to delete Signal…

US President Donald Trump speaks as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves following a meeting at the White House in April. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

Iran says it obtained sensitive Israeli nuclear documents

Iranian intelligence agencies have obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli documents, some related to the nuclear plans and facilities…