Cybercrime

‘Just as scared’: Cyberscam victims in Cambodia find no freedom in rescue
Many end up for months on end in dire conditions in detention centres – sometimes alongside their traffickers.
Published On 24 Nov 2023
New millionaires, new music: How cybercrime was codified into Afrobeats
Late US official Colin Powell’s dance 15 years ago was a seminal moment for Afrobeats, long before its global success.
Published On 2 Oct 2023
US National Security Agency unveils artificial intelligence security centre
NSA Director Paul Nakasone says US has advantage in AI development but capabilities can not be ‘taken for granted’.
Published On 29 Sep 2023
Few customers but plenty of cash?: N Korean restaurants remain open in Laos
Restaurants should have closed and analysts say they suspect their only purpose is to ‘launder money’.
Published On 11 Sep 2023

As local data protection regulations reach a five-year milestone, need for more resources and an integrated approach.

Fourteen rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, previously said in a joint statement the law is ‘draconian’.

Rollout of up to 40,000 cameras equipped with AI technology in São Paulo is also raising concerns on security, privacy.

US says talks in Indonesia are part of effort to ‘responsibly manage competition’ between Washington and Beijing.

China rejects allegations that its hackers targeted Western accounts, accusing the US of spreading ‘disinformation’.

DoE, which manages US nuclear weapons and nuclear waste sites related to the military, notified Congress of the breach.

US cyber-watchdog agency said it was still working to identify the impact of the hacking campaign.

Russian cyber-extortion gang said victims had until June 14 to negotiate ransom or risk their data being dumped online.

Neuralink cleared by US FDA to study implant allowing interface between human brains and computers.

Department accused Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, Volt Typhoon, of carrying out cyber-espionage on US targets.

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