WhatsApp’s username revamp faces India test over fraud risks
India asked Meta Platforms Inc to delay for now the rollout of a new feature that lets users pick their own WhatsApp handles on fears it could fuel online fraud, marking the country's latest pushback against US internet companies.
Govt forms special cross-agency committee to address online scams
The government has established a special working committee and technical group to address online fraud or scam-related crimes on June 18, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them
Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis – and about three in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey.
TikTok settles with US teenager ahead of social media addiction trial
TikTok settled a lawsuit with a teenager just weeks before the company was set to go to trial in a second landmark case over whether social media companies are responsible for the harms their products might cause.
Inside the US$2.5bil cyberattack that shut down Jaguar Land Rover
A new report reveals Russian hackers were behind the 2025 security breach that paralysed the British automaker for five weeks. 'They just wanted to see if they could do it,' said one official.
Flexi Parking says service temporarily disrupted, recovery efforts ongoing
The company first announced a temporary service disruption affecting its systems on June 30.
Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzy
A frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveillance and departures have fuelled reports of a heated internal climate.
UK targets Apple, Google app store fees for developers
Britain's competition regulator on June 30 opened a consultation on a proposal that app developers be allowed to redirect users to payment methods outside of Apple and Google app stores.
Takeaways from AP/'Frontline' investigation into how US tech is abused for global scams
American technology and American companies are being used to power a revolution in the cyberscam industry, playing key roles in the industrialisation and globalisation of fraud in ways that have not been clear until now, an AP/"Frontline" investigation has found.
Teo: Over 11,600 deepfake content taken down since 2024
More than 11,600 items of false or deepfake content have been taken down from nearly 12,500 complaints related to AI misuse received by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) since 2024, the Dewan Rakyat was told today (June 30).
