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On June 6, 2013, HKCERT informed the public (see HKCERT joins with Microsoft and law enforcement to disrupt the Citadel botnet) that we had joined an international collaborative action, codenamed Operation b54 and initiated by Microsoft and US law enforcement, to take down the...

On May 2013, a security researcher identified a fake anti-virus on Android system. The fake anti-virus, which alerts the found viruses and Trojans on the mobile device, tricks users into paying money around $40-$100 US dollars to clean up...

   Favourite Security Reads of the Week (14 Jun 2013)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to hkcert@hkcert...

    Favourite Security Reads of the Week (7 Jun 2013)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].    Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   1.Computer experts race against the clock to thwart Citadel virus in Hong Kong (South China Morning Post, 7 Jun 2013)    [Editor: You may refer to this latest HKCERT blog - HKCERT joins with Microsoft and law enforcement to disrupt the Citadel botnet]    2.暗藏ROM中! 大陸山寨手機暗地刷榜 (商智謀略, 3 Jun 2013, Chinese)   3.How Hackers Stole $45 Million in Two Days[Infographic] (Mashable, 25 May 2013)   4....

If you are worry about your computer was infected Citadel Malware, you can download a Microsoft Safety Scanner from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx and run a full system scan.   Click "...

HKCERT has joined an international collaborative action, codenamed Operation b54 and initiated by Microsoft and US law enforcement, to take down the Citadel family of botnets that are responsible for stealing online banking information and personal credentials for fraudulent purposes. Botnet is a collection of compromised computers...

In the annual general meeting (AGM) held this year in Brisbane, Australia, the Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) celebrated its 10th anniversary. Founding members gathered on stage to celebrate this occasion. HKCERT was a founding member of APCERT in 2003...

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (31 May 2013)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].    Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   1.Social media privacy explained - In plain English (NakedSecurity, 29 May 2013)   2.自己的密碼夠強固嗎？ 駭客1小時內破解16字元密碼 (網絡資訊, 29 May 2013, Chinese)   3.Public Cloud: Risky Business? Or Pragmatic Approach? (SecurityWeek, ...

HKCERT keeps updating the security guidelines to keep up with the trend of security development. This issue of security guidelines is divided into two parts, IPv6 Security Guideline for Home User and IPv6 Security Guideline for Business User.   As IPv4 address allocation have already exhausted, the...

      Favourite Security Reads of the Week (24 May 2013)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to hkcert@...