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Corresponding to the "Master Key" critical vulnerability in Android
In July 2013, Bluebox Security research team reported their discovery of a vulnerability in Android's security model that allows a hacker to modify any APK file (Android application package file) to become a malicious Trojan without breaking the application's cryptographic signature, and...
Release Date: 25 Jul 2013
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (19 Jul 2013)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (19 Jul 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...
Release Date: 19 Jul 2013
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (12 Jul 2013)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (12 Jul 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...
Release Date: 12 Jul 2013
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Do you know your website is secure?
Recently, Hong Kong had multiple websites were successive successful intruded by hackers. Besides of upload the stolen information on the Internet, they also listed in detail throughout the intrusion process. From these incidents, we found that the hacker's attack technique was very systematic...
Release Date: 9 Jul 2013
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (5 Jul 2013)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (5 Jul 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...
Release Date: 5 Jul 2013
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HKCERT Security Newsletter (July 2013 Issue)
July 2013 Issue of Security Newsletter is available now: /my_url/en/newsletter/1307 Cover Story HKCERT joins with Microsoft and law enforcement to disrupt the Citadel botnet Citadel botnet takedown (b54 operation) enters phase 2 How to detect and remove...
Release Date: 2 Jul 2013
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (28 Jun 2013)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (28 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@...
Release Date: 28 Jun 2013
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (21 Jun 2013)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (21 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@...
Release Date: 21 Jun 2013
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Citadel botnet takedown (b54 operation) enters phase 2
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...
Release Date: 20 Jun 2013
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Fake anti-virus appears on Android
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...
Release Date: 17 Jun 2013
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