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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
