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CYBERSep 22Cambodia hosts anti-scam summit as scepticism lingersCambodia is set to present the outcome of its crackdown on scams to global governments and security agencies gathering in Phnom Penh this week. Yet questions remain over where the missing billions have gone – as well as the role of the country’s elite, who for many years denied the problem existed at all on Cambodian soil. Scam compounds took over declining mega-casinos during the pandemic. As borders closed, gamblers were replaced with scam workers: many tricked, trafficked and forced to commit...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 21AI poses new national security threat, outgoing Hong Kong deputy police chief warnsRetiring deputy police commissioner Andrew Kan Kai-yan has said artificial intelligence (AI) poses a new threat to national security in Hong Kong, with the force turning to the emerging technology to help combat the issue. Kan raised the alarm after state security minister Chen Yixin warned last week of rising national security risks posed by AI. The senior mainland Chinese official also called for robust risk prevention frameworks and stronger global governance of the technology. Chief...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 21US, China need nuclear-style AI safeguards, congressman says before Xi-Trump summitThe US and China should agree on international regulatory standards for artificial intelligence (AI), akin to atomic-era guardrails, said Ro Khanna, the ranking member of the US House Select Committee on China, in New York on Monday ahead of the two countries’ high-stakes summit. The remarks come two days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump for a closely watched summit where AI is expected to be on the agenda after the two...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 21Hong Kong woman, 80, loses HK$6 million to fake online investment expertAn 80‑year‑old woman has lost HK$6 million (US$764,772) to a fake investment expert she met online, Hong Kong police have disclosed. The case was among more than 50 investment scams reported over the past week, with total losses approaching HK$30 million, according to a post on the force’s CyberDefender social media page. The victim, a retiree, first met the fraudster posing as an investment expert on Facebook before moving their conversations to WhatsApp, where the suspect built a relationship...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 21Chinese woman, 65, plays dual roles of beautiful doctor and mum to con man out of US$25,000A 65-year-old Chinese woman used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate both a young doctor and her mother, successfully scamming 170,000 yuan (US$25,000) from a man. Liu Hui, a resident of Shanghai, connected with a woman named Yu Xiuzhen on a social media platform in 2021. Yu asserted that she was a 29-year-old doctor at a prestigious Grade 3A hospital in Shanghai, claiming influence over her hospital’s property engineering projects. Over the past five years, Yu frequently shared details...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 18RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After UninstallCybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that's assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to navigate and control compromised devices. "Distributed primarily via targeted smishing (SMS/text phishing) and malvertising campaigns leading to deceptive third-party download portals, RatHat usesThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 18Full picture of the 'mansion with a monthly rent of approximately 4.2 million yen' used by a fraud group targeting Japanese people in Bangkok - Thailand HyperlinksFull picture of the 'mansion with a monthly rent of approximately 4.2 million yen' used by a fraud group targeting Japanese people in Bangkok, featuring a violin-shaped pool, 10 bedrooms, and 18 bathrooms. Thailand Hyperlinks. Special fraud base exposed in Thailand was a mansion with 4.2 million yen rent. Sophisticated manual targeting Japanese people impersonating Miyagi Prefectural Police (Sendai Broadcasting) Yahoo! News. Rooms with windows blocked, cruel threats... Inside story of a fraud case based in Indonesia [Kagawa Prefecture] ['Darkバイト' crime] Asahi Shimbun. 15 Japanese and others detained in a luxury residence in Bangkok, 'police notebook' confiscated in special fraud – Thailand Jiji.com. Like a 'palace'... why do criminal organizations have 'good workplaces'? 14 people including Japanese detained in Thailand TV Asahi News.google · japan
CYBERSep 17China's FamousSparrow APT Spies on US Politics in Latin AmericaDark Reading
CYBERSep 17China-Aligned FamousSparrow Deploys SparroWocky Backdoor Across Latin AmericaThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 16"My heart, not my head, was targeted": How a 72-year-old former law professor lost 9.25 million yenA 72-year-old former law professor lost 9.25 million yen, feeling that his "heart, not his head, was targeted" in the incident.Asahi Shimbun
CYBERSep 16Cyber Op Targets South Korean Media & Automotive SectorsDark Reading
CYBERSep 15Are Chinese Firms Handing the United States Data?AI competition may be an unwitting weakness for Beijing.Foreign Policy
CYBERSep 15China tightens travel rules over tech securityBeijing says the new rules, which could also apply to foreign and Taiwanese nationals, are aimed at safeguarding "national security."DW News [en]
CYBERSep 143BB Attacker Used MeshCentral Backdoor for Root Access, Targeted Subscriber CredentialsAn attacker was operating inside the network of 3BB, one of Thailand's largest broadband providers, and maintained remote control of internal machines using a legitimate management tool called MeshCentral, threat intelligence firm Hunt.io said. The company uncovered the intrusion by examining a server the attacker had left open on the internet, which held the attacker's own tools and a list ofThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 14Spike in Online Attacks Silences Somali Journalists Amid Somalia’s China-Turkey PartnershipMOGADISHU, Somalia 14 September 2026 – Somali journalists and independent media outlets were hit over the weekend by a cluster of online disruptions that press freedom monitors say bear the hallmarks of a coordinated campaign to choke off critical reporting. The attacks documented by SJS included Facebook account suspensions, page removals and the malicious memorialization [...]axadletimes · somalia
CYBERSep 14Tech expert warns of secondary scams following $25m iPhone fraud waveA massive wave of suspected credit card fraud targeting Apple’s latest smartphone pre-orders has hit Hong Kong, prompting the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau to launch a full-scale investigation into transactions totaling approximately HK$25 million.thestandard_hk · hong kong
CYBERSep 14Hong Kong’s iPhone scam: how to protect your credit card from online fraudMore than 700 Hongkongers were shocked to discover that their credit cards had been used to place unauthorised orders for Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro series handsets over the weekend. Although banks reassured victims they would not be charged as long as the cards were used with due care and the transactions were proven to be unauthorised, the incident still caused widespread concern over credit card security. The South China Morning Post asked information technology experts for practical tips on...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 14How an AI plot targeted Malaysia’s elections and exposed deep data risksSouth China Morning Post
CYBERSep 14China’s spy agency warns of AI risk to national securityBeijing signals growing concern over how rapid advances in technology could be used against the countryFinancial Times
CYBERSep 14Apple should bear responsibility for Hong Kong iPhone card fraud, lawmaker saysApple is reviewing all current orders for suspicious transactions after more than 700 unauthorised credit card charges were reported in Hong Kong involving orders for its latest iPhone models. “All current orders are being reviewed before they are processed, and we are working to quickly identify and cancel any fraudulent transactions that may have been placed,” an Apple spokesman said on Monday. Over the weekend, many Hong Kong social media users reported unauthorised credit card transactions...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 13Mainland Chinese HKUST student loses HK$1 million to scammer posing as officialA mainland Chinese university student in Hong Kong has lost about HK$1 million (US$127,500) in a scam, in which the fraudster claimed she was involved in a criminal case and demanded “guarantees” from her. Police said they received a report from a 19-year-old mainland woman who was student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) at 1.07am on Sunday. The force said the victim had earlier received calls from someone posing as a government officer, accusing her of being...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 12China urges US to ‘stop all spying’ or face retaliation, slams ‘gangster logic’Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning that it had “firm resolve and abundant means” to retaliate after a senior CIA official defended spying on China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sectors. The call from China’s Ministry of Commerce comes just two weeks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, where AI and advanced technologies – the new battleground in the US-China rivalry – are expected to be...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 12AI influence operation targeting voters a threat to Malaysia , says MCAThe MCA has stated that an AI influence operation targeting voters poses a threat to Malaysia. This highlights concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on democratic processes.straitstimes.com · Singapore
CYBERSep 11China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic saysAnthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. The post China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
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