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Hong Kong crime news, including murder cases, triads, the hunt for serial killers, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
As the latest victim – Hong Kong’s Consumer Council – has warned, no system is apparently ‘bulletproof’ when it comes to cyberattacks, but vigilance is key.
Police in Hong Kong have sounded the alarm on a surge in arrests for money laundering and fraud among those aged between 10 and 20.
Ransomware attack on city’s tech hub and its delayed reaction to data breach show there is no room for complacency in cyberspace.
Despite new crime-fighting tools, it is becoming increasingly clear that staying ahead of cyber bandits requires individuals to take greater precautions.
Marine police officers find 87.4kg of wood in hut in Yuen Long along with logging tools, including handheld metal saws and axes.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority says new security measures for fast payment will improve notification of fraud risk before transactions are carried out.
Victims say they were influenced by army of celebrities, blanket advertising and cryptocurrency investing education centres.
Immigration Department busts crime group operating cleaning company offering service of staff without work visas to client network of about 50 restaurants.
Development Bureau extends ban on Aggressive Construction Company until end of 2024, after 56-year-old electrician falls to his death at site in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Academy to be established in February, says Independent Commission Against Corruption head Danny Woo.
Judge says Chow Ka-wai’s not guilty plea to rape of domestic helper showed lack of remorse and rules there were no grounds for sentence reduction.
Player named Jason alleges he spent HK$2,000 on tokens for game requiring coin toss from distance and having it land squarely within rainbow stripe.
There were early red flags over cryptocurrency platform at the centre of HK$1.5 billion fraud scandal, says YouTuber.
In the past two weeks, 11 Hongkongers reported that virtual assets with an estimated value of HK$3.5 million had been stolen from their Binance accounts, police say.
Ground-floor tobacco shop and fruit store ransacked, police reveal.
The current investigation into the JPEX scandal in Hong Kong is a timely reminder that cybersecurity is a team effort.
While identity of suspect not known, individual known as Henry Choi, or ‘Tung Gei’ says on Instagram he was returning to city ‘to explain the truth to the public’ and help police with investigation.
Homes at Redhill Peninsula illegally occupying government land or include unauthorised structures on property, inspection finds.
Legislative Council members say problems with behaviour at orientation camps were well known and universities failed to monitor them closely enough.
Suspects include owner of money exchange company and her two siblings, source familiar with case says.
A group of 10 cryptocurrency industry executives, including Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu, has published a public letter endorsing the government’s commitment to Web3.
Officers from commercial crime bureau arrest 31-year-old man, one of seven suspects taken into custody on Thursday in connection with city’s biggest case of alleged financial fraud.
Tsang Wai-shing, Ip Ka-kin and Yuen Tsz-kin jointly charged with assaulting three auxiliary constables and two men during Songkran festival on April 9.
Police log 13 cases in-flight theft involving the loss of cash and credit cards in the first nine months of year, after just two incidents in 2022, one in 2021 and five in 2020.
Ruling marks first such move since enactment of national security law in 2020.
CEO and ex-director of virtual asset money changer CryptoPARD among those arrested, source says.
Hackers hit five social services and schools, compromising details, including names and mobile phone numbers of users, parents and pupils.
Ngan Hok-kin, 34, admits falsifying civil claim against alleged police violence for bomb suspect Cheung Ka-chun, 33.
Source says twins attend special care classes and fight broke out after they refused to go to school, with mother believed to have hurt herself and sons with sharp object.
Operators of such businesses say government policy is unclear, following recent enforcement action over lease breaches.
Suspect, 17, allegedly used fruit knife to cut one guard, while second victim suffered injuries to knees in incident on footbridge near Tamar.