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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
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16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )
11/04/2024 Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI ( Electronics )
11/04/2024 YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform ( General )
09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
09/04/2024 Google Messages will soon start to warn you when tapping on links sent by unknown senders ( General )
08/04/2024 Siri might end up King in the realm of digital assistants after iOS 18 AI makeover ( Electronics )
05/04/2024 Google’s “Find My Device” network reportedly launching in 3 days ( General )
04/04/2024 Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp users are reporting a “Major Disruption” worldwide ( General )

Retail Asia24/01/2023

Nearly 35,000 PayPal user accounts have been breached by so-called “credential stuffing”. PayPal managed to stop the two-day intrusion and reset the affected users’ passwords. In fact, PayPal’s own servers weren’t hacked. The reason for the hack was the so-called “credential stuffing”, a technique the hackers used to gain access to the user accounts. This […]

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Retail Asia06/05/2022

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South Korea’s Shinhan Financial Group said it has reached an agreement to acquire a 10 percent stake in Vietnam-based e-commerce company Tiki. The South Korean group said its two units, Shinhan Bank and Shinhan Card, will pick up 7.44 and 2.56 percent stakes in Tiki, respectively. It has invested $90 million in the e-commerce player. […]

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Retail Asia26/11/2021

Apple has sent messages to a Thai rapper and at least five other government critics warning that state-sponsored hackers could be accessing their data remotely, as well as accessing their iPhones’ camera and microphone. Previously arrested for sedition but subsequently released, Dechathorn “Hockhacker” Bamrungmuang from the Rap Against Dictatorship group, expressed shock of a possible […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

DBS continues to add tech talent with plans to hire around 150 related positions via a virtual hackathon. DBS will hire for around 150 technology positions through a virtual hackathon, Hack2Hire, an annual program in its fourth edition, according to a statement. The positions will be for 14 developer and engineering roles across artificial intelligence […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2020

In a recent blog post on the Microsoft website, the company detailed steps it has taken to take legal action against a cybercrime group and protect customer information. The security threat came from a group known as Thallium, which reportedly is based in North Korea. The group used a technique called ‘spear phishing’ to steal […]

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Retail Asia10/07/2019

One of the top ten most popular messaging apps in the world is Telegram, available for iOS and Android. Not as widely used in the U.S., the app offers end-to-end encryption and group chats for as many as 200,000 people. The app also can share videos, even those with large file sizes, and documents of […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2019

An unidentified third-party has breached Kathmandu’s website and potentially accessed customers’ personal information and payment details, the outdoor retailer revealed on Wednesday. The business was alerted to the breach, which took place between January 8 and February 12, 2019, through bank fraud monitoring. A Kathmandu spokesperson told that the business is currently investigating how many […]

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Retail Asia22/10/2018

Hong Kong has experienced a surge in fraudulent banking websites this year. In August alone, there were 15 reports of such incidents, compared with only two cases of fake websites or phishing attempts in the same month a year ago, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). In September, seven incidents were reported, up […]

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Retail Asia02/04/2018

China’s online retail market will hit $1 trillion this year, a year ahead of predictions, according to Forrester. The Forrester report revealed the growth in mobile shopping and consumer spending in categories like fashion and grocery would see China’s retail sales reach $1.1tn in 2018. Chinese online shoppers will continue to grow by 4.6% annually […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2017

On 11 November 2017, Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales hit a new record high with a 39% increase from last year’s sales. The company’s 2017 profits broke world records of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, marking this Asian sales day as one of the highest revenue sales in history. With increasing internet-user penetration, consumer behavior is […]

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Retail Asia18/10/2017

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ESET researchers have discovered DoubleLocker, an innovative Android malware that combines a cunning infection mechanism with two powerful tools for extorting money from its victims. “DoubleLocker misuses Android accessibility services, which is a popular trick among cybercriminals,” commented Lukáš Štefanko, the ESET malware researcher who discovered DoubleLocker. “Its payload can change the device’s PIN, preventing the […]

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Retail Asia24/05/2017

Ransomware has rapidly moved from a “nuisance” to a public threat which could now endanger lives, a director of Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency told the CommunicAsia2017 conference on Tuesday. Ho Ka Wei, a director at the National Cyber Threat Analysis Center at the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, said an increase in attacks in recent […]

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Retail Asia18/05/2017

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BlackBerry is working with at least two automakers to develop a security service that would remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they were in critical danger, according to a financial analyst. The service, which would also be able to install security patches to an idle car, is being […]

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Retail Asia16/05/2017

WannaCry malware attack has not disrupted the countrys share market, Tito Sulistio, President Director, Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), stated here, Monday. “The stock authority performs a routine check two hours before opening at 9 a.m. I directly oversaw todays monitoring system; I hope the market is protected from any threats, including the virus (ransomware),” Sulistio […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2017

Local co-working space EV Hive is collaborating with Singapore’s working space BASH to provide places for startups from both countries to develop and thrive. These spaces with assist startups with business development and funding. “Regional companies based in Singapore can use EV Hive as a launch pad to the Indonesia market. Indonesia companies can use […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2017

Vietnam’s hottest buzzword for 2016 must have been startups, as never before have millions of young Vietnamese been so warmly encouraged to innovate and start their own business. To show its commitment to young entrepreneurs, the Vietnamese government named 2016 as “the year of startups”. Under the spotlight, the passion young Vietnamese have for innovation […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2016

Singtel has announced a new partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to train cybersecurity talent. The work-study program will support SIT students in the areas of Information Security and Software Engineering, which is expected to lead to career pathways such as cyber security R&D, product development, and management, cyber analysis and forensics, operations […]

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Retail Asia12/04/2016

The Philippines’ 55 million voters are now susceptible to fraud and other risks after a massive data breach leaked the entire database of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), security firm Trend Micro has warned. The defacement of the Comelec website by a hacker group called Anonymous Philippines happened at near midnight on March 27. In […]

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Retail Asia11/04/2016

SingTel has forged a strategic alliance with Inmarsat to jointly offer cyber security tools for the global maritime industry. Under the partnership, Trustwave, the cyber security arm of Singtel, will provide its Unified Threat Management (UTM) managed solution, to be integrated with Inmarsat hardware onboard ships, to protect data reduce cyber risk for maritime companies. […]

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Retail Asia15/12/2015

The massive hacking of customer accounts at Hong Kong-based educational toy maker VTech, which left more than six million children’s profiles exposed, may have been the worst cybersecurity breach in the Asia-Pacific this year. “If we made a top-five list today, VTech would place first on the list for the Asia-Pacific based on the reported […]

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