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Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
Vigilance of city public essential as the latest offensive against cybercrime and phishing gets under way.
The legislation’s unclear language and broad provisions make for uncertainty about what constitutes a violation
- The apps were removed at the behest of Chinese regulatory authorities, according to Apple
- Apple’s action shows how the US technology titan continues to navigate shifting mainland regulations amid tensions between Washington and Beijing
Scam operators seemingly thumb their noses at the regulator, which recently launched a campaign warning the public about financial frauds.
Victim fell for the scam after she developed online romantic relationship with swindler posing as Canadian engineer, police say.
11-year-old girl suffers online sex abuse after she met man on internet gaming site, police say.
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.
Reported scam losses hit HK$5.49 billion last year with fraudsters changing methods to trick victims.
The company says its latest upgrade makes iMessage more secure than WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, QQ, WeChat – or even Signal.
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.
The victim, who told Benedict Tieng she was 14, turned out to be 10 at the time and was studying in a primary school.
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.
Hijacked social media pages with real followers cloned to look like legitimate businesses by fraudsters, EGL Tours warns.
Many messages latch onto global and local incidents to warn Hindus that their safety could be at risk from Muslims if Modi’s BJP loses power in next year’s election.
How bespoke stationery brands – and even Cartier – are converting Gen Z to greetings cards and pigeon post correspondence
Officials spent US$100 million on some 8.5 million vaccine doses that went unused, while US$4.2 million was wasted on mostly faulty ventilators, a parliamentary report said.
Online search by Post finds up to four sham login pages replicating genuine WhatsApp site as top results for messaging platform’s web version.
Toughened requirements on which apps Apple can offer in China are set to make it difficult for locals to download banned foreign apps like Instagram and YouTube, while also making life harder for app developers.
Joceyln Kwek, 49, scammed 10 people, including her godmother, husband’s ex-colleague, and lover who cheated his parents of their life savings.
Hackers hit five social services and schools, compromising details, including names and mobile phone numbers of users, parents and pupils.
The 74-year-old said he was attracted by a deal on Facebook offering 1.5kg of Peking duck for the equivalent of US$17.30. It ended up costing him almost US$51,000.
The man asked his son’s best friend for his number on the pretext of keeping tabs on his son’s progress in school, but then repeatedly asked the 13-year-old for nude pictures and sex.
In one case, victim received WhatsApp message from impostor posing as his brother, claiming to urgently need HK$160,000 for business operations.
Executives were questioned on their companies’ links to China, alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and restricting details about Covid-19’s origins on their platforms.
As the Cabinet Office has lost legal battle at High Court, ministers – including current PM Rishi Sunak and former leader Boris Johnson – will have to provide potentially embarrassing notes concerning handling of pandemic.
The social media giant, which also owns WhatsApp, has agreed to work with Malaysian police on combating online crime and controversial posts touching on subjects relating to race, religion and royalty.
Facebook loses legal challenge at EU’s top court over German antitrust decision that limited way the company uses data for advertising. Tuesday’s decision could pave way for stricter scrutiny of tech companies.
Tay Bai Chen pleaded guilty to one charge each of taking a photo of a person doing a private act without his consent, and disseminating the photo.
The two men have baited each other for years with opposing views on everything from politics to artificial intelligence.
Teo Jun How befriended girls as young as 11 through social media and was found to have more than 354 images of child abuse in his possession when arrested, the court heard.
