The number of online employment scams in Hong Kong recorded from January to May nearly doubled from the same period last year, while losses jumped by 89 per cent to HK$480 million (US$61.1 million), with police attributing the rise to “click farming” swindles proliferating. Superintendent Rachel Hui Yee-wai of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime…
Hong Kong police received more than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberthreats targeting the city last year, while 5 per cent of publicly accessible technology assets owned by critical infrastructure operators were vulnerable to online attacks, a first-of-its kind review has found. In a report released on Monday, police said they assessed 90,000 pieces of…
Hong Kong police have issued a warning over an increasing number of scammers posing as officers and technical support staff, as the force launches a second round of a raffle to raise public awareness about fraud. Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu Chak-yee said on Thursday residents risked losing their life savings to scams in some…