Tag: Hong Kong
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Smashing Security podcast #358: Hong Kong hijinks, pig butchers, and poor ransomware gangs
Is this the real life? Is this just …
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Deepfake video conference convinces employee to send $25M to scammers
A deepfake phishing scam cost a multinational company more than $25 million after an employee was fooled by digital imitations of his …
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Company worker in Hong Kong pays out £20m in deepfake video call scam
“Police received a report from a staff member of a company on 29 January that her company was deceived of some HK$200m after she received …
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Deepfake CFO tricks Hong Kong biz out of $25 million
A Hong Kong-based finance professional at a multinational was reportedly swindled out of $25 million (HK$200 million) of company money when …
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Carderbee Attacks: Hong Kong Organizations Targeted via Malicious Software Updates
A previously undocumented threat cluster has been linked to a software supply chain attack targeting organizations primarily located in …
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Apple accused of censoring apps in Hong Kong and Russia to maintain market access
Apple has been accused of selling out human rights for the sake of profit by cooperating with authoritarian censorship demands in China and …
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China-Linked Cyber-Espionage Team Homes In on Hong Kong Government Orgs
The Winnti APT was spotted dropping several variants of Spyder Loader and other malware as part of the so-called Operation …
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China-linked APT41 group targets Hong Kong with Spyder Loader
China-linked threat actors APT41 (a.k.a. Winnti) targeted organizations in Hong Kong, in some cases remaining undetected for a …
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FBI: Thailand and Hong Kong Banks Used Most in BEC
The FBI has warned that fraudsters have tried to steal over $43bn via business email compromise (BEC) attacks over the past six years, with …
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Didi to leave Wall St listing for Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Ride hailing app Didi announced it was preparing to leave the New York Stock Exchange in a small note released on Friday. “[Didi Global] …
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Creating a trusted internet with augmented whitelisting
In the cybersecurity industry, there is an arms race. Cybersecurity services providers and products are increasing their efforts in …
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12 years jail for man who unlocked phones, defrauded AT&T of $200m
The employees shared details of the company’s systems with Fahd, including unlocking methods to make this scam successful. Reportedly, …
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