Category: SCMP

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…

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

South Korea’s Lee faces security challenges in ambitious plan to relocate presidential office

As South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pushes ahead with his ambitious plan to relocate the presidential office back to the…

A woman walks past a logo of Maxis at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The mobile network operator has already submitted a full report with anonymous data. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

Malaysia assures users their privacy is protected in mobile data grab: ‘truly anonymous’

Malaysia’s communications regulator has assured the public that their privacy remains intact, despite a government move to hoover up data…

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts: source
19
Aug
2025

Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts: source

The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on the email accounts of some of its journalists, a source familiar with…

Trump to extend TikTok deadline again, giving ByteDance 90 days to find non-Chinese buyer
19
Aug
2025

Trump to extend TikTok deadline again, giving ByteDance 90 days to find non-Chinese buyer

US President Donald Trump will this week give TikTok a fresh 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese buyer, the White…

US headquarters of TikTok in Culver City, California. Photo: Reuters
19
Aug
2025

US President Trump delays US’ TikTok ban again: ‘deadline purgatory’

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the US for another 90…