42 h. ago Malaysian man arrested for forcing son, 10, to shoplift regularly

A Malaysian man previously convicted of child abuse has been arrested again on suspicion of forcing his son, 10, to shoplift daily necessities. Police in Bahau, in Negeri Sembilan state’s Jempol district, were alerted to what initially appeared to be a simple case of theft on Wednesday, The Sun newspaper reported. Staff from a wholesale supermarket had caught the boy trying to steal a 200-gram pack of instant coffee. But officers soon uncovered a troubling pattern of child exploitation, Jempol...

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6 d. ago Hong Kong police hunt man who snatched HK$650,000 Rolex watch in Tsim Sha Tsui

Hong Kong police are searching for a man who snatched a Rolex watch worth HK$650,000 (US$83,370) from a luxury shop in a busy shopping district while posing as a customer. The force said on Sunday it received a report at 12.46pm from staff at Prince Jewellery & Watch on Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, saying that a mainland Chinese suspect snatched the watch during a viewing. The man had asked shop staff to let him see the timepiece about 10 minutes earlier, before grabbing the watch and fleeing...

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8 d. ago In Other News: 8,000 Ransomware Attacks, China Hacked US Gov Emails, IDHS Breach Impacts 700k

In Other News: 8,000 Ransomware Attacks, China Hacked US Gov Emails, IDHS Breach Impacts 700k  SecurityWeek

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1 week ago China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff, FT reports

China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff, FT reports  Reuters

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1 week ago China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff

China hacked email systems of US congressional committee staff  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Chinese researchers show how one word could allow spies to take control of a robot army

A whispered word of command could allow spies to take control of an army of robots, security researchers have warned. The vulnerability in humanoid robots, which could see disruptive behaviour spread from one machine to another and cause widespread chaos, was exposed a few weeks ago at the GEEKCon competition in Shanghai. Since its inception in 2014, GEEKCon has successfully held 17 events, bringing together “white-hat hackers” from China, the US, Russia and elsewhere to compete. Security...

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3 w. ago Chinese researchers show how 1 word could allow spies to take control of a robot army

A whispered word of command could allow spies to take control of an army of robots, security researchers have warned. The vulnerability in humanoid robots, which could see disruptive behaviour spread from one machine to another and cause widespread chaos, was exposed a few weeks ago at the GEEKCon competition in Shanghai. Since its inception in 2014, GEEKCon has successfully held 17 events, bringing together “white-hat hackers” from China, the US, Russia and elsewhere to compete. Security...

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3 w. ago Carbon monoxide leak leaves 6 workers unconscious at MTR station in Hong Kong

A carbon monoxide leak at a Hong Kong railway station caused six workers to fall unconscious on Monday, with four of them later being sent to hospital. Police said a staff member from Mong Kok East MTR station filed a report to the force at 2.41pm saying that the six workers had been found collapsed in a changing room. The force said the leak originated from a generator. All six people later regained consciousness, with four of them sent to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, before being...

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3 w. ago Warning: Microsoft 365 Account Hacking Surge—China & Russia Suspected

Warning: Microsoft 365 Account Hacking Surge—China & Russia Suspected  Forbes

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3 w. ago Warning: Microsoft 365 Account Hacking Surge—China And Russia Suspected

Warning: Microsoft 365 Account Hacking Surge—China And Russia Suspected  Forbes

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4 w. ago US lawmakers urge Pentagon to add DeepSeek, Xiaomi to China military

Nine Republican lawmakers, including several congressional committee chairs, sent a letter this week urging US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to add more than a dozen Chinese technology firms to the Pentagon’s list of companies alleged to have links to the Chinese military. The letter, released on Friday after US President Donald Trump signed a US$900 billion military spending bill restricting US investments into Chinese tech, asks the Pentagon chief to place AI firm DeepSeek, smartphone maker...

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4 w. ago APT Hackers Aligned with China Use Windows Group Policy for Malware Deployment

APT Hackers Aligned with China Use Windows Group Policy for Malware Deployment  Cyber Press

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