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Cybersecurity

The plan is to simplify data-sharing processes while ensuring national security, according to the draft guidelines. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s Communist Party

China plans to have national data infrastructure in place by 2029

Draft guidelines stress need for a secure environment for data sharing, particularly sensitive information that may affect national security.

23 Nov 2024 - 12:07AM

Kuaishou

TikTok rival Kuaishou gets police warning over content moderation

22 Nov 2024 - 8:09PM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong firms urged to add AI tools to cybersecurity defences

21 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

Artificial intelligence

China’s Xi talks cyber unity as US seeks AI ‘Manhattan Project’

In video speech delivered to the annual World Internet Conference, Xi Jinping called for ‘inclusive’ cyberspace development as US-China fissures widen.

20 Nov 2024 - 2:18PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers remarks via video to the 2024 World Internet Conference, which opened in Wuzhen on November 20. Photo: Xinhua

Singapore

‘A good decision’: Singapore proposes unprecedented anti-scam powers for police

Singapore could be the first country to implement legislation allowing authorities to control individual bank accounts to protect people from scams.

20 Nov 2024 - 3:17PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

Elon Musk’s China ties ‘a profound threat’ to US national security: senator

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO’s business interests could be exploited by Beijing, according to testimony at cybersecurity hearing.

21 Nov 2024 - 1:16AMvideocam

TikTok

Trump cannot ignore TikTok ban, US senator says

Senator Richard Blumenthal said Trump is welcome to try to change the law, but ‘sentiment is pretty strong’ in favour of it in Congress.

20 Nov 2024 - 10:14AM

Donald Trump promised to save TikTok, but a law that would ban it from app stores in the US takes affect the day before he returns to office. Photo: Reuters

United States

Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges

Evgenii Ptitsyn allegedly extorted US$16 million from schools and hospitals using ransomware program, the Justice Department said.

19 Nov 2024 - 8:18AM

Hong Kong economy

30% of travel platforms fail to state data retention policies: Hong Kong watchdog

Watchdog reviews privacy policies of 10 travel platforms, finds three have yet to add data retention sections after being contacted.

18 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM

Technology

Opinion | A leader in digital competitiveness? Hong Kong still has a way to go

While the city’s investment in innovation and technology is laudable, lower rankings in cybersecurity and data privacy underscore the need for more reform.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM

Hong Kong Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong attends the launch ceremony for the government’s cybersecurity publicity campaign cum tram parade on September 2. It aims to strengthen public awareness of cybersecurity. Photo: Sam Tsang

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong launches first cybersecurity drill after surge in hacking cases

Government says it plans for 60-hour drill to become annual exercise, as innovation minister calls cybersecurity ‘long-term task’.

15 Nov 2024 - 9:23PM

Attackers from the “red” team will not leave the operation room in Tsing Yi during the 60-hour drill. Photo: Jonathan Wong

US-China relations

US accuses China of vast cyber-espionage against telecoms

Hackers stole call records and compromised communications belonging to a ‘limited number’ of people in US government and politics.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:31AMvideocam

US-China relations

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping will meet at Apec in Peru: US official

American leader’s last face-to-face talk with his Chinese counterpart comes amid uncertainty over future of bilateral relations under Trump.

14 Nov 2024 - 7:00AMvideocam

TikTok

TikTok hires hundreds of Chinese workers in US despite scrutiny

More than 60 per cent of the over 1,000 approved H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance last financial year were from China.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM

The office of TikTok in Culver City, California. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan

China demands joint security of its citizens in Pakistan after Karachi attack

The plan to deploy Chinese security personnel faces resistance from Pakistani authorities.

13 Nov 2024 - 12:55AMvideocam

A member of the Airport Security Force ASF stands guard near the wreckage of vehicles after an explosion near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan on October 6. Photo: Reuters

Crime in Hong Kong

115 Hongkongers lose HK$22 million in a week in click farming scams

Police remind public to be wary of employment fraud schemes in which victims are baited with ‘commissions’ to boost online sales of products.

12 Nov 2024 - 6:11PM

China’s Communist Party

China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign military buoys at sea

Ministry of State Security says unnamed foreign powers are repurposing marine and weather observation buoys as spy tech.

11 Nov 2024 - 8:00PMvideocam

The Philippines

‘Pressing challenge’: Philippines ramps up cyber fight against disinformation

Realities of a ‘new frontier’ of conflict and changing battlefields have forced the Philippines to retool its defence strategies, officials say.

8 Nov 2024 - 10:16AMvideocam

The rise of cyberattacks, information warfare, and disinformation campaigns has forced the Philippines to adapt its defence strategies, officials say. Photo: Shutterstock

Australia

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media: ‘real harm to kids’

The proposed age limit would be among the world’s strictest measures targeting children.

7 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

US presidential election 2024

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

7 Nov 2024 - 10:20AM

Crime in Hong Kong

Personal data of 148,000 people leaked in breach at 2 Hong Kong hearing centres

Widex Hong Kong Hearing and Speech Centre and subsidiary Starry Hearing and Speech Centre say they were among outlets hit by breach in July.

5 Nov 2024 - 2:04PM

Two Hong Kong hearing centres were affected by a ransomware attack in July. Photo: Handout

Vietnam

US tech firms warn Vietnam’s planned law to hamper social media, data centres

The draft law, being discussed in Vietnam’s parliament, aims to tighten information-protection rules and limit data transfers abroad.

4 Nov 2024 - 4:56PM

Vietnam’s proposed new data law is expected to make it challenging for tech firms, social media platforms and data centre operators to reach the customers that rely on them daily. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysia

The Minister vs Meta: battle over Malaysia’s social media licence heats up

Communications chief Fahmi Fadzil accuses technology giant of ‘giving more time to scammers and paedophiles’.

1 Nov 2024 - 12:14PM

New Zealand

Tech warning a sign of New Zealand’s ‘hardened’ stance towards China: analysts

Warning shows Wellington’s reluctance to be seen as ‘a point of vulnerability’ in tech transfer amid growing China-West rift, experts say.

1 Nov 2024 - 12:24PM

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police warn that scammers posing as officers and IT staff

Police chief urges vigilance over ‘despicable scammers’, as force launches second round of raffle to raise public awareness about fraud.

31 Oct 2024 - 4:15PMvideocam

Police chief Raymond Siu at a ceremony to award raffle winners their prizes. He warned residents risked losing their life savings to scams in some cases. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Hong Kong’s civil servants get the app safety message

More secure services are needed for Hong Kong staff with the removal of unauthorised communication tools from work computers.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:45AM

WhatsApp and other apps have been banned from the mobile phones of Hong Kong’s civil servants. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China relations

US to ban outbound investments in China’s chips, AI for national security

From January 2, engagement involving ‘defined set of technologies and products’ is prohibited to guard against fuelling PLA’s modernisation.

29 Oct 2024 - 3:23PMvideocam

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police install 504 CCTVs, with possible use for counterterrorism

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says he will not exclude using surveillance camera push to combat terrorism.

28 Oct 2024 - 11:06PMvideocam

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Cybersecurity

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.

last updated:

9 September, 2024