Sabah & Sarawak 28 Jan 2024 | 03:10 AM

Sarawak Deputy Minister's FB account hacked

SIBU: Sarawak Deputy Public Health, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Michael Tiang has urged the public not to join his Facebook page as his account has been hacked.

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Nation 17 Mar 2025 | 06:35 AM

DAP's social media accounts hacked

PETALING JAYAL DAP's official Facebook and Instagram accounts have been hacked with inappropriate images uploaded to their stories at about 11am on Monday (March 17).

Social Media 9 Mar 2025 | 02:00 AM

Meta expands facial recognition tools to spot celeb scam adverts

Facial recognition technology used by Meta to spot scam adverts featuring celebrities is to be introduced in the EU and the EU for the first time.

Social Media 5 Aug 2024 | 08:09 AM

US man sentenced for hacking social media accounts, sharing sexually explicit pictures

A 25-year-old Franklin County man was sentenced to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to hacking Snapchat accounts belonging to at least 20 women and sending their private pictures to others, according to the US Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Nation 24 Nov 2024 | 08:25 AM

Share too much info on social media and risk being hacked, warns MCMC

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who share too much information on social media expose themselves to security threats including identity theft, cyberstalking and property theft.

China 28 Aug 2024 | 06:31 AM

Government departments in China closing their unused social media accounts

BEIJING: Government departments across multiple regions in China have been shutting down official social media accounts this year as part of a broader effort to curb formalism and bureaucracy and ease burdens on grassroots governments.

Gadgets 12 Feb 2025 | 01:00 AM

Huawei boosts smartwatch sales by registering them as medical devices

After the launch of Huawei’s new Watch D2 smartwatch in November, buyers discovered they can charge it to their medical insurance rather than paying for it themselves.

Football 21 Oct 2024 | 04:08 PM

Soccer-No Guler joy for Juventus fans as account hacked

(Reuters) - Juventus said one of their social media accounts was hacked on Monday, after fans were taken by surprise with the fake announcement of Real Madrid's Turkish teenager Arda Guler signing for the Italian club.

Internet 18 Dec 2024 | 05:00 AM

Ireland fines Meta €251mil over Facebook hacks

An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy on Tuesday said it had fined Facebook-owner Meta €251mil (RM1.1bil) for a data protection failure that saw users' accounts hacked.

Technology 12 Mar 2025 | 08:00 AM

Trump selects a new Tesla on White House driveway to show support for Elon Musk

Trump told reporters that he would write a check for the car, which retails for roughly US$80,000 (RM354,820), and leave it at the White House so his staff can drive it.

Technology 17 Oct 2024 | 04:01 PM

FBI arrests suspect in hacking of US SEC's account on platform X

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Alabama man was arrested on Thursday over criminal charges that he hacked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's X account earlier this year, in an action that caused bitcoin's value to spike, federal prosecutors announced.

Nation 16 Dec 2024 | 11:00 PM

Boys more vulnerable to social media risks than girls, study shows

KUALA LUMPUR: Societal norms disproportionately emphasise protecting girls online, leaving boys more vulnerable to risks on social media, according to a study.

Cybersecurity 7 Mar 2025 | 08:17 AM

A US$1.5bil hack: How the biggest crypto heist in history went down

The hack sent crypto markets into a free fall and undermined confidence in the industry at a crucial time.

Social Media 22 Aug 2024 | 08:00 AM

McDonald’s Instagram account hacked by promoters of Grimace coin

McDonald’s Corp’s account on Instagram was hacked Aug 21 in an apparent scam involving a cryptocurrency named after Grimace.

Social Media 9 Apr 2024 | 10:00 AM

US women targeted, hacked by Texas cyberstalker on social media apps

US federal officials are searching for more potential victims of a Texas man who recently pled guilty to cyberstalking women for almost three years in Colorado, Texas and Arizona.

Aseanplus News 5 Feb 2025 | 03:45 PM

Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Wednesday (Feb 5, 2025)

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (Feb 5, 2025)

Entertainment 24 Jan 2025 | 03:05 AM

Because Justin Bieber 'needs the money', he'll return to work in 2025, report says

The singer continues to spark online speculation about the state of his mental health and his marriage to Hailey Bieber.

Aseanplus News 18 Jan 2025 | 02:09 PM

Trump launches own 'Trump Meme' crypto coin to celebrate reflection

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday the launch of his own "Trump meme" cryptocurrency token to celebrate his electoral win, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. 

Nation 5 Mar 2025 | 09:35 AM

Negri Sembilan sees surge in scams, RM21.2mil lost in two months

SEREMBAN: The number of scams reported in Negri Sembilan in the first two months of this year has seen a marked increase, with 526 cases reported involving losses totaling some RM21.2mil.

Social Media 31 Oct 2022 | 08:09 AM

US police officer posted naked photos of woman after hacking her social media accounts, authorities say

A rookie Mount Laurel police officer was arrested last week on accusations he hacked into the social media accounts of a woman and posted naked pictures she’d taken of herself, authorities announced on Oct 27.

Sabah & Sarawak 28 Jan 2024 | 03:10 AM

Sarawak Deputy Minister's FB account hacked

SIBU: Sarawak Deputy Public Health, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Michael Tiang has urged the public not to join his Facebook page as his account has been hacked.

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