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Hong Kong logs 150+ WhatsApp account hijackings in two weeks, losses top HK$15M

  • —Over 150 WhatsApp account hijackings reported in Hong Kong in two weeks
  • —Combined losses exceeded HK$15 million
  • —A crypto exchange employee lost more than HK$4 million
  • —Scammers copied names and avatars of a real work group chat
Why it matters: The work-chat impersonation scheme targets crypto firms and highlights the growing social-engineering threat to digital asset businesses.
Source: PANews
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