Spamming

29 May 2012

Rising numbers of jobless mainlanders are being hired to pick up money for the masterminds of telephone scams who dupe victims into paying ransoms or money to help relatives, police say.

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4:05PM

Fraudsters' new scam snares job seekers

28 May 2012

Anxious job seekers are being warned of a new scam in which their identity cards may be used to obtain loans or to buy iPhones.

Some victims even face prosecution after being duped...

4:01PM

Firms face rising e-fraud threat

23 May 2012

E-mail fraudsters ramped up attacks against companies nearly 14-fold in the first quarter of this year, prompting police to set up a new squad to fight them.

3:36PM

Cyber thieves get clever

8 May 2012

Network safety has become the top priority for companies as cyber theft has increased markedly over the years. Despite firewalls, cyber criminals have penetrated well-protected websites.

2:23PM

Tech giants team up for better spam fix

31 Jan 2012

E-mail and social media giants Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have teamed up in a new global alliance that aims to significantly reduce the threat of fraudulent electronic messages, such as...

6:22AM

Delete This at Your Peril

22 Jan 2012

Delete This at Your Peril
by Neil Forsyth
AudioGo
(audiobook)

5:55AM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Warning for HK students over fake website

A fake website, possibly designed to steal information from careless students at Chinese University, was found on the internet late last week by a student.

4:58AM

E-mail fraudsters target small firms

A sophisticated, worldwide e-mail fraud is hitting businesses in Hong Kong, siphoning off substantial sums of money, police say.

International syndicates are taking money from...

3:53AM

Invisible intruders

Online activity is a major part of our daily lives. Rarely a day passes when we don't either send or receive information through cyberspace. That means criminals have many ways to get what they...

1:16AM

HK is 2nd top for e-mail cyberattacks, report says

Hong Kong was the world's second biggest target for e-mail cyberattacks last month, a new report says.

12:02AM

When you get a hoax call

You're home alone with your little brother. Your parents have taken that trip to Europe they've been planning all year. As much as you're enjoying your new-found freedom - no parents! - you have...

9:36PM

Warning against online fraud

A special police task force against online crime has warned auction sites to be wary of people posing as overseas buyers using foreign bank accounts to pay for goods.

6:42PM