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From black hat hackers attempting to break into government computer systems, to white hat security experts working to crack and improve protections on popular internet browsers, cybersecurity affects us all. Every day hackers steal millions of pieces of personal data and, as former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed, sometimes it may be our own governments doing the snooping.
Three serious Hong Kong government breaches in a week are an embarrassment and highlight need for public and private sectors to eliminate latest risks.
US Tesla chief, who continues to respect Chinese makers of electric vehicles, not only met Premier Li Qiang but also came away with some good news.
Government-funded hi-tech hub has promised to improve security, but only after it was discovered that the private information of more than 13,000 people had been compromised.
Attacks on Hong Kong businesses were up more than 50 per cent last year from a year earlier, as perpetrators exploited weak security to find unlocked digital doorways and launch ransomware raids.
The US and China should consider how the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and investors can be properly protected in the United States without raising unfair security concerns.
- National Data Resources Survey Report 2023 released at digital economy summit finds 22 per cent of Chinese firms surveyed have no data management system
- Rise in China’s data retention expected to spike soon, propelled by embrace of generative AI technologies around the world
Wang, the alleged mastermind behind the ‘911 S5’ botnet that facilitated cyberattacks and large-scale fraud, lived the high life in the city state.
Cybersecurity experts say his recent arrest in Singapore will deal serious damage to the criminals that relied on his botnet to support identity theft, child exploitation and financial fraud.
Brain drain has widened digital security skills gap in the Philippines that saw a 325 per cent jump in hacking cases in the first quarter of the year.
Some NFT firms and platforms do not have the right controls to counter money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion, according to the department’s assessment.
Wang Yunhe allegedly amassed at least US$99 million in profits by reselling access to a ‘zombie network’ of malware-infected computers in nearly 200 countries.
The individuals, along with three Thai companies, were allegedly part of a cybercrime network that cost the US government billions in coronavirus aid.
Post examines the latest trends and ways to guard against online fraudsters.
The proposed law will empower the president to ban apps that could be used by “foreign adversaries” to threaten national security.
Privacy commissioner bans cryptocurrency Worldcoin from face and iris scan collection for security reasons on legal grounds, but creator insists company operates within the law.
Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says investigation has found Worldcoin’s operations in city posed ‘serious risks to personal data privacy’.
Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC and Dutch machine supplier ASML have ways of disabling their equipment, sources told Bloomberg.
The ‘general data’ list, covering 64 categories, will enable certain firms to make data transfers overseas without a security assessment.
The real estate mogul and former LA Dodgers owner says he’s putting together a consortium to buy the app from China-based ByteDance.
Police say more mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong falling victim, with amounts swindled often higher.
One expert says city must meet cybersecurity and data protection needs of Greater Bay Area partners if it hopes to become I&T hub for region.
Of the three Aukus aspirants, New Zealand would likely find it easiest to slot into the pact’s security framework – and all would face opposition from China.
The men, ex-researcher Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged last month with providing prejudicial information to China in breach of the Official Secrets Act.
Parent company of Lukfook Jewellery says it is investigating alleged incident after being told about underground forum post selling data for more than HK$190,000.
The “murky ecosystem” of buyers, sellers and brokers has also made it hard for public procurement oversight on such purchases, the Amnesty International report said.
Hack comes as authority trying to contain cheating scandal that has outraged students, including some in Hong Kong.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang highlights centralised digital image platform is a ‘closed-loop system’ equipped with ‘strong anti-hacking capacities’.
Incident occurred on Friday when an outsourced contractor handled a data migration procedure, Fire Services Department says
Data of almost 130,000 people leaked in string of breaches at major public bodies revealed in recent days.
Government told by its IT office to carry out urgent cybersecurity review after leaks from two departments.
IT experts say government centralised cybersecurity would help prevent errors that lead to breaches of personal information.
