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Hong Kong ransomware cases surge 18% due to AI-aided attacks

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Hong Kong has seen an increase in ransomware cases, with a nearly 18% rise in the first three quarters of the year. This surge is attributed to the growing use of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals to enhance the speed, volume, and effectiveness of their attacks. Despite this rise in ransomware, overall technology crime in the region has decreased. AI

IMPACT AI is increasingly being used by cybercriminals to accelerate and enhance the effectiveness of ransomware attacks, posing a growing threat to organizations.

RANK_REASON The article discusses the use of AI as a tool in cybercrime, specifically ransomware attacks, rather than a core AI release or research.

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Hong Kong ransomware cases surge 18% due to AI-aided attacks

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Hong Kong records nearly 18% rise in ransomware cases amid drop in tech crime

    Hong Kong has recorded a nearly 18 per cent rise in ransomware cases in the first three quarters of this year despite an overall drop in technology crime, with police attributing the rise to artificial intelligence-aided attacks. Chief Superintendent Raymond Lam Cheuk-ho of the c…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Hong Kong police say ransomware cases rose 17.6 per cent to 40 in the first three quarters even as overall tech crime fell 11.5 per cent. Chief Superintendent R

    Hong Kong police say ransomware cases rose 17.6 per cent to 40 in the first three quarters even as overall tech crime fell 11.5 per cent. Chief Superintendent Raymond Lam Cheuk-ho says hackers now use generative, agentic and automated AI to probe corporate systems, cutting attack…

    LINKS scmp.com/…/hong-kong-records-nearly-18-ri…

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