Hong Kong - Cyber Threat Landscape

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
24
occurrences
First Seen
November 5, 2025
Last Seen
August 25, 2026

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Deepseek 'AI of choice' for hackers, who use it to boost attacks, say researchers — Businesstimes.Sg · August 25, 2026
  • Hong Kong police arrest 2 men allegedly linked to HK$500000 phishing scam — Scmp · August 22, 2026
  • Over 5,800 arrests, USD 293 million intercepted in global fraud bust — Interpol.Int · July 9, 2026
  • Over 5,800 arrests, USD 293 million intercepted in global fraud bust — Interpol.Int · July 9, 2026
  • Police detain 18 Chinese nationals over suspected cyber fraud in raids on Kilimani apartments — The-Star.Co.Ke · July 8, 2026
  • StrikeShark: investigating a new campaign delivering Cobalt Strike through SharkLoader — Securelist · June 24, 2026
  • Four Kiwi MPs banned from China for a year after Taiwan visit — 1News.Co.Nz · June 4, 2026
  • 'Intimidation': China bans four NZ MPs after Taiwan trip — Rnz.Co.Nz · June 3, 2026

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