SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use deep fakes to prey on those looking for love.

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cyber Coordination and Command Centre (NC4) has detected an increase in cyberthreats targeting Malaysian government agencies, organisations and educational institutions following the maritime incident in Morib, Selangor, where several Indonesian nationals were shot dead.

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BEIJING: Beijing on Tuesday hit back at accusations that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US Treasury Department, calling the claims “groundless.”

WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department said Monday that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach resulting in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP.

KUALA LUMPUR: Community policing is an essential approach in addressing the possession and use of illicit materials in the country, such as pornography, particularly when it involves children, according to an information technology (IT) expert.

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TOKYO: A North Korean hacking group stole cryptocurrency worth over US$300 million from the Japan-based exchange DMM Bitcoin, according to Japanese police and the United States’ FBI.

KUALA LUMPUR: The highly anticipated Ejen Ali The Movie 2 (EATM2) promises to deliver an action-packed adventure, enhanced by an exciting collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).

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KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) has launched an investigation into reports of a massive data breach involving MyKad details of 17 million Malaysians, allegedly being sold on the dark web.

ASIA is at a crucial crossroads where traditional power structures are shifting and new alliances are forming to tackle the region's complex security, economic and political challenges.

CHENNAI: An Indian court in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has told insurer Star Health to help Telegram identify data leaked via its messaging app so the chatbots can be deleted.

KUALA LUMPUR: The personal data of millions of Malaysians were believed to have been offered on the dark web by a locally-run syndicate.

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 646 data leak cases were recorded last year, representing a significant increase as compared to the figures in 2022.

WASHINGTON: The Internet Archive, an online repository of web pages, was offline Thursday after its founder confirmed a major cyberattack that exposed the data of millions of users and left the site defaced.

BANGKOK: Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report on Monday.

BENGALURU: U.S. software firm Cloudflare has denied any role in hosting two websites run by a hacker offering for sale stolen personal data and medical records of customers of top Indian insurer Star Health.

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran may have been behind recent attempts to assassinate him and suggested that if he were president and another country threatened a US presidential candidate, it risked being “blown to smithereens.”

WASHINGTON: US intelligence has warned Donald Trump of “real and specific” threats from Iran to assassinate him, his presidential campaign said in a statement Tuesday.