Researchers at Appknox warn that malicious apps are impersonating popular AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E to trick users into installing malware on their mobile devices. Some of these apps simply collect user data to be sold to advertising services, while others act as full-fledged malware.
Britain’s domestic security service, MI5, publicly warned members of parliament on Monday that they are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, and Iran in a concerted attempt to undermine the UK’s democratic institutions. The rare public advisory highlights strategies used by foreign intelligence operatives to gather sensitive information, exert influence, and disrupt governance. MI5…
The privacy watchdog has launched an investigation after Louis Vuitton Hong Kong suffered a data breach that compromised the personal information of about 419,000 customers in the city. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Saturday that Louis Vuitton Hong Kong had notified it of the breach on Thursday. According to…
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for allegedly making unauthorised stock transactions, manipulating the market and using phishing scams to swindle about HK$46 million (US$5.8 million) out of more than 130 victims based locally and overseas. Senior Superintendent Fanny Kung Hing-fun of the force’s commercial crime bureau said police had arrested seven men and…
A cybersecurity firm has discovered 20 apps in the Google Play Store that imitate legitimate cryptocurrency wallets. The apps attempt to collect sensitive information, such as a user’s recovery phrase, allowing cybercriminals to steal their funds. The findings, detailed in a report from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs, provide an insight into the latest methods…
Hong Kong police have received more than 40 reports of scams on e-commerce platform Carousell in the past week, with fraudsters using phishing links to swindle victims out of HK$4.6 million (US$586,900), including one vendor who lost nearly HK$650,000 while trying to sell throat lozenges. The force said on Wednesday that a woman who sold…