Amazon’s AWS outage disrupts Fortnite, Snapchat and major apps worldwide
Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world and disrupting services for…
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China accuses US of carrying out cyberattacks on national time centre
China’s top counter-espionage agency has accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks against the country’s national time centre, which it said could have had a…
Southeast Asia lags in child online safety protection amid rising risks, new index shows
Southeast Asia’s children are among the world’s most exposed to online risks – and among the least protected. That is the warning from Dr Yuhyun…
MI5 chief says China poses ‘daily threat’ to UK security amid collapse of spying case
China poses a daily threat to Britain’s security, the head of the country’s domestic intelligence agency said on Thursday, remarks that step up pressure on…
Video | Japan beverage giant Asahi faces beer shortage following cyberattack
A major cyberattack has crippled the operations of Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings. The hacking, claimed by the Russian-speaking ransomware group Qilin, has forced…
Editorial | Hong Kong’s growing cross-border cooperation against crime is bearing fruit
Cross-border crime syndicates are becoming increasingly sophisticated, taking advantage of technological developments to enable them to perpetrate offences ranging from hacking attacks to scams. They…
Breaking | Trump signs order saying TikTok sale meets US requirements
US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared that a deal for TikTok satisfied the requirements of the US’ sale-or-ban law for the Chinese-owned short-video app,…
Opinion | Why China said ‘no’ to stripped-down Nvidia chips
When US tech giant Nvidia unveiled its B40-series chips for China – stripped-down versions of its more advanced H20 line – many in Washington and…
Delays continue at European airports following cyberattack
Fallout from a cyberattack that affected check-in systems at several European airports extended into a second full day on Sunday, as passengers faced dozens of…
Australia investigating Optus emergency calls outage linked to 4 deaths
Optus, Australia’s second largest telecoms carrier, said on Sunday that a departure from regular processes on a network upgrade sparked a technical failure that disrupted…
Cyberattack disrupts European airports including Heathrow, Berlin
A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports, including London’s Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, causing…
Takeaways from Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun’s speech at Xiangshan Forum
During his 30-minute keynote speech Dong addressed key issues, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and China’s take on regional blocs by US allies. China’s…