China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu has warned against establishing a NATO-like military alliance in the Asia-Pacific. He has further warned that if such a thing happens the region would spiral into conflict. While addressing the press conference at the Shangri-La dialogue today, he further said, attempts are being made to establish a NATO-like alliance in the Asia-Pacific and capture the regional countries and that such attempts would only exaggerate conflicts and confrontation.

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Tention in the United States is once more increasing. Taiwan is still a major flashpoint, and the most recent due to China's refusal to engage in military negotiations, the superpowers are essentially at a standstill over Taiwan and the South China Sea territorial issues. The American Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has criticised China for this decision.

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Defence leaders from around the world attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, which traditionally focuses on major security issues. This year in Singapore, the topic of North Korea and its lack of missile testing is in the spotlight. The defence minister of South Korea claimed that some nations ignored North Korea's illegal behaviour, which he claimed threatened to undercut U.N. sanctions against the country's missile and nuclear programmes.

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<p>Luxury hotel chain Shangri-La Group has been a victim of a major data breach. Reportedly, the personal data of guests who had stayed at its hotels in countries such as Tokyo, Singapore, Thailand, Taipei, and Hong Kong has been compromised.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"A sophisticated threat actor managed to bypass Shangri-La's IT security monitoring systems undetected and illegally accessed the guest databases," the hotel chain's senior vice-president for operations and process transformation, Brian Yu informed the affected guests in an e-mail.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The database contained data such as&nbsp;guest names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, Shangri-La Circle membership numbers, reservation dates and company names.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Although we were not able to confirm the content of the exfiltrated data files, it is likely that they contained guest data," he further said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The hotel, however, assured the guests that critical information such as passport numbers, ID numbers, date of birth and credit card numbers were encrypted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The hotel informed that the data breach incident transpired during the May-July period, earlier this year. Interestingly enough, the data breach occurred at the same time as Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security summit was held at the Shangri-La, Organe Grove Road hotel in Singapore after a two-year Covid-19-induced hiatus.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/the-final-day-of-shangri-la-dialogue-underway-china-remains-firm-on-taiwan-issue-487447">WATCH |&nbsp;The final day of Shangri-La dialogue underway: China remains firm on Taiwan issue</a></strong></p>

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<p>Experts accessing the data breach suggested that the top security summit might have been the target of the hackers. However, when asked about the same, the Shangri-La hotel authorities refused to make any connection.</p>

<p>“There is no evidence to suggest any specific hotel or event was singled out. As a matter of policy, we do not disclose information about our guests," said a hotel spokesman.</p>

<p><strong>Read more:<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/china-backed-hackers-waged-cyberattacks-on-indian-power-grid-system-near-ladakh-report-468983">&nbsp;China-backed hackers waged cyberattacks on Indian power grid system near Ladakh: Report</a></strong></p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Luxury hotel chain Shangri-La Group has been a victim of a major data breach. Reportedly, the personal data of guests who had stayed at its hotels in countries such as Tokyo, Singapore, Thailand, Taipei, and Hong Kong has been compromised.

Luxury hotel chain Shangri-La Group has been a victim of a major data breach. Reportedly, the personal data of guests who had stayed at its hotels in countries such as Tokyo, Singapore, Thailand, Taipei, and Hong Kong has been compromised. "A sophisticated threat actor managed to bypass Shangri-La's IT security monitoring systems undetected and illegally accessed the guest databases," the hotel chain's senior vice-president for operations and process transformation, Brian Yu informed the affected guests in an e-mail. The database contained data such as guest names, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, Shangri-La Circle membership numbers, reservation dates and company names. "Although we were not able to confirm the content of the exfiltrated data files, it is likely that they contained guest data," he further said. The hotel, however, assured the guests that critical information such as passport numbers, ID numbers, date of birth and credit card numbers were encrypted. The hotel informed that the data breach incident transpired during the May-July period, earlier this year. Interestingly enough, the data breach occurred at the same time as Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security summit was held at the Shangri-La, Organe Grove Road hotel in Singapore after a two-year Covid-19-induced hiatus. WATCH | The final day of Shangri-La dialogue underway: China remains firm on Taiwan issue × Experts accessing the data breach suggested that the top security summit might have been the target of the hackers. However, when asked about the same, the Shangri-La hotel authorities refused to make any connection. “There is no evidence to suggest any specific hotel or event was singled out. As a matter of policy, we do not disclose information about our guests," said a hotel spokesman. Read more: China-backed hackers waged cyberattacks on Indian power grid system near Ladakh: Report (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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