Opinion | My finance expertise was no defence against online scammers
Hong Kong police do a good job in combating cybercrime, but artificial intelligence (AI) is now driving a tsunami of losses with even the most…
Category: SCMP
France probes teenage suspect in massive ID data breach
The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into a 15-year-old, suspected of having hacked the country’s ID agency and trying to sell the data…
Gaming platform Roblox to require facial scans for users under 16 in Indonesia
Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, announced Thursday that children under 16 in Indonesia will be required to undergo facial scans to verify their…
Editorial | Online privacy guidelines underscore key role of parents and teachers
The growing use of social media and artificial intelligence chatbots across generations has made privacy protection a priority. This is especially important for children who…
From scepticism to concern: Mythos panic is slowly starting to reach China
In the third of a three-part series on Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI model, we look at how China is responding to the growing threat of…
Italy to extradite suspected Chinese hacker wanted by US authorities: reports
The Italian government has decided to extradite a Chinese man wanted by US authorities on hacking charges that include stealing Covid-19 medical research, a person…
Fake app drains Filipino retiree’s life savings via ‘malware-as-a-service’
Albert*, a 68-year-old retiree in the Philippines, was struggling to log into the country’s Social Security System app in August last year when a man…
Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach
A data breach at Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club has compromised the personal information of more than 9,000 people, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has…
Why Anthropic’s Mythos has energised China’s cybersecurity industry
In the second of a three-part series on Anthropic’s powerful Mythos artificial intelligence model, we examine the effect it has had on China’s cybersecurity and…
US visa system ‘rolls out red carpet’ for Chinese spies, congressional hearing told
The US visa system rolls out the “red carpet” for spies and aids China’s alleged efforts to steal American innovation, senators charged at a congressional…
North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million in KelpDAO cyberattack
A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly US$300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said,…
China threatens EU firms over cybersecurity plans targeting Chinese companies
China will hit EU firms with reciprocal measures if the bloc targets Chinese firms as planned under its proposed cybersecurity regulations, Beijing has warned. In…