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81 Hongkongers swindled out of HK$12 million in online job scams in past week
One victim duped out of more than HK$400,000 in click farming job scam after receiving WhatsApp message, police say.
14 Oct 2024 - 7:05PM
Enticed by a fake ad, a Malaysian man lost US$6,000 in a sperm ‘lending’ scam
24 Sep 2024 - 5:08PM
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Meta’s chatbot will speak in voices of celebrities like Awkwafina
24 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM
Fake ‘Brad Pitt’ scams 2 women in Spain of more than US$360,000
Posing as the US actor, gang members allegedly promised a future with Pitt and proposed the women invest in projects that did not exist.
24 Sep 2024 - 9:17AM
Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France
Investigators allege the Russian-born billionaire’s platform has been used for money laundering and drug trafficking, among other offences.
26 Aug 2024 - 5:21AM
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Pakistan’s internet slowdown decried by investors and activists
Activists and business leaders decry the move by Pakistan’s government, saying the crackdown risks the country’s economic recovery.
18 Aug 2024 - 9:49PM
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AI has made Hongkongers more vulnerable to fraud but is also used to fight back
Fraudsters are using AI to convincingly portray themselves as acquaintances and steal digital identities, driving demand for hi-tech cybersecurity solutions.
10 Aug 2024 - 12:00PM
Nearly 100 dead as renewed anti-government protests rock Bangladesh
Bangladesh tightened a nationwide curfew and ordered a shutdown of mobile internet services to quell deadly protests.
5 Aug 2024 - 10:33AM
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China’s tourism policy must now go beyond visa-free travel
China must make it easier for foreigners to experience the country and citizens to travel abroad if it wants to reconnect with the world.
3 Aug 2024 - 5:30AM
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Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child images charges
Edwards was the BBC’s highest paid journalist and top news anchor until he quit in April, following allegations he had paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos
1 Aug 2024 - 2:46AM
TikTok fails to reverse EU decision that labelled it a ‘gatekeeper’ platform
TikTok owner ByteDance has lost a legal challenge that sought to reverse a European Union decision that the firm should not favour its own service over rivals.
20 Jul 2024 - 8:00AM
EU warns Meta over paid ad-free option on Instagram, Facebook
The company could face fines worth 10 per cent of its annual global revenues for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
2 Jul 2024 - 10:55AM
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How to stay safe online with fraudsters targeting Hong Kong users of Instagram
Post examines the latest trends and ways to guard against online fraudsters.
26 May 2024 - 6:05PM
‘This is dangerous’: Ulu Tiram attack spotlights Malaysia’s Isis sympathisers
Initial reports linked Friday’s ‘lone wolf’ attack on a police station in Johor Bahru to al-Qaeda affiliate Jemaah Islamiah, but extremism experts say young Southeast Asians prefer pro-Islamic State groups.
24 May 2024 - 9:16AM
Hong Kong teacher ‘visited foot massage parlour not prostitutes on Wuhan trip’
Secondary school teacher was visiting massage parlour in his free time when police conducted a surprise operation there, according to Facebook post.
16 May 2024 - 5:52PM
Why new Meta AI chatbot could make Instagram, WhatsApp dangerous
Meta AI recently brought assistants powered by generative AI to Instagram and WhatsApp. But beyond helping personalise social media, the technology may threaten democracy, and even freedom of speech.
7 May 2024 - 7:15PM
Apple removes Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads services from China App Store
Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.
19 Apr 2024 - 5:00PM
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Fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their money via WhatsApp
Scam operators seemingly thumb their noses at the regulator, which recently launched a campaign warning the public about financial frauds.
18 Apr 2024 - 8:07PM
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Hongkonger in her 80s conned into buying iTunes gift cards in romance scam
Victim fell for the scam after she developed online romantic relationship with swindler posing as Canadian engineer, police say.
2 Apr 2024 - 5:46PM
Online sex abuse of 11-year-old Hong Kong girl sparks police warning to parents
11-year-old girl suffers online sex abuse after she met man on internet gaming site, police say.
20 Mar 2024 - 7:09PM
English court jails first ‘cyberflasher’ under online safety laws
The first person convicted of cyberflashing in England and Wales was sentenced to 66 weeks in prison after he sent unsolicited explicit photos of his genitals over WhatsApp.
20 Mar 2024 - 4:45PM
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Why a walled internet may prove damaging for China’s future
Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
27 Feb 2024 - 7:00AM
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Being scammed? Potential victims to get alerts from Hong Kong police Scameter app
Reported scam losses hit HK$5.49 billion last year with fraudsters changing methods to trick victims.
26 Feb 2024 - 7:00AM
Apple boosts iMessage encryption to thwart quantum computing attacks
The company says its latest upgrade makes iMessage more secure than WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, QQ, WeChat – or even Signal.
22 Feb 2024 - 10:59AM
Meta to deploy in-house custom chips this year to power AI drive
Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to deploy into its data centres this year a new version of a custom chip aimed at supporting its artificial intelligence push, according to an internal company document.
2 Feb 2024 - 4:03PM
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Hong Kong hashtag fight against scams needs support
Vigilance of city public essential as the latest offensive against cybercrime and phishing gets under way.
28 Dec 2023 - 6:30AM
Singapore jails ‘extremely predatory’ man who sent sexual messages to girl, 10
The victim, who told Benedict Tieng she was 14, turned out to be 10 at the time and was studying in a primary school.
21 Dec 2023 - 7:42PM
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Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
Google on Wednesday launched project Gemini, an artificial intelligence model trained to behave in humanlike ways, that is likely to intensify the debate about AI’s potential promise and perils.
7 Dec 2023 - 7:04PM
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