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CYBERJul 18Hong Kong police arrest 61 in crackdown on phone scams as cases surge 46%The number of phone scams recorded in Hong Kong over the first five months of 2026 has surged 46 per cent compared with the same period last year, with a recent police operation arresting 61 suspects in cases involving more than HK$31 million (US$3.95 million). The suspects, aged 17 to 82, were arrested this month in a police operation code-named “Pebblepace” that smashed 54 phone scam cases, mainly involving the “guess who I am” tactic. The suspects were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to...South China Morning Post
CYBERJul 5Hong Kong must brace for AI bubble risk and quantum computer threat: HKMA chiefHong Kong must brace for the emerging risks of an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble bursting and quantum computers capable of hacking encrypted financial systems, the head of the city’s de facto central bank has warned. Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), also said on Sunday that the banking regulator would focus on expanding the internationalisation of the yuan in the next few years. Yue cautioned that the current euphoria surrounding the AI sector...South China Morning Post
CYBERJul 3Fine firms for data breaches, Hong Kong cybersecurity experts urgeCybersecurity experts have called on authorities to impose fines on firms that suffer data breaches after the personal information of more than 1 million people linked to a leading Hong Kong appliance distributor was maliciously encrypted. They made the comments on Friday, a day after the city’s privacy watchdog announced it had launched an investigation into the breach, which was initially reported by Shun Hing Group on March 23. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said the...South China Morning Post
CYBERJul 2Cyberattack on Hong Kong’s Shun Hing Group affects data of 1 million peopleSouth China Morning Post
CYBERJun 2978 arrested as Hong Kong police bust HK$5 million online shopping scamsHong Kong police have arrested 78 people in a citywide crackdown on online shopping fraud, solving 165 cases involving more than HK$5 million (US$637,565) in losses, including one victim who was cheated out of HK$1.2 million while seeking cheaper medicine. Officers arrested 59 men and 19 women aged between 15 and 73 during the operation code-named “Blacksword”, which ran from June 15 to 26. Of them, 69 were suspected holders of mule accounts used to transfer or process illicit proceeds, with the...South China Morning Post
CYBERJun 29Hong Kong physiotherapist loses HK$5m in scam involving ‘beautiful assistant’A Hong Kong physiotherapist has been scammed out of HK$5 million (US$637,570) after falling victim to an online investment trap that involved helping a virtual “beautiful assistant” hit sales targets, police have said. The case, revealed by police on Monday via their Facebook page, was among more than 80 reports of online investment scams received in the past week, with total losses exceeding HK$86 million. Details released on police’s CyberDefender page on Monday showed that the local...South China Morning Post
CYBERJun 26Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicateHong Kong police and mainland authorities have smashed a cross-border phishing syndicate that swindled victims out of HK$16.8 million (US$2.14 million) by impersonating the Water Supplies Department, resulting in 15 arrests between March and June. The joint enforcement action, code-named Operation Boldhawk, targeted a criminal chain that sent malicious text messages to residents in the city, Superintendent Hui Yee-wai of the police cyber security and technology crime bureau said on Friday. “This...South China Morning Post
CYBERJun 17Data leak fears after ransomware attack hits Hong Kong Kee Wah BakeryHong Kong Kee Wah Bakery has been impacted by a ransomware attack, raising concerns about a potential data leak. This incident highlights cyber security risks for businesses.scmp.com · China
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