https://www.scmp.com/rss/506517/feed James Jin Kang is Adjunct Lecturer, Computing and Security, at Edith Cowan University in Australia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com James Jin Kang James Jin Kang Since the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, declared bankruptcy this month, the flow-on effects have been felt far and wide. But among the many victims are also some not-so-innocent parties. For North Korea, a country facing heavy sanctions, cryptocurrency theft has been a (relatively) simple way to fund the country’s expanding nuclear arsenal. It is well documented that Kim Jong-un’s military operation hackers have been stealing cryptocurrency to support North Korea’s nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3201684/north-koreas-crypto-funded-nuclear-programme-risk-amid-ftx-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3201684/north-koreas-crypto-funded-nuclear-programme-risk-amid-ftx-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:00:10 +0000 In an age of isolation, video-sharing platform TikTok has emerged as a bonding force for many. But recent headlines allege the service, owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, is feeding users’ data to the Chinese Communist Party. An Australian newspaper, the Herald Sun, this week reported that an unnamed federal MP was pushing for the app to be banned. Following suit, Liberal Senator Jim Molan said TikTok was being “used and abused” by the Chinese government, while Labor Senator Jenny... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3092279/australia-concerns-mount-china-could-use-tiktok-spy-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3092279/australia-concerns-mount-china-could-use-tiktok-spy-users?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:39:02 +0000