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HKCERT: Watch out for New Ransomware
In light of the new ransomware attacks on computer users across the world, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council today (28 June 2017) urged the public to be vigilant. Cyber criminals have launched the...
28 Jun 2017 1637 Views
HKCERT Advice: Beware of Spam Emails Spreading Jaff Ransomware
Despite that the WannaCry ransomware attacks on computer users seem to come to a halt with no new incident reported today (17 May 2017), the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council urged the public to keep up...
17 May 2017 1643 Views
HKCERT Security Alert: Watch out for WannaCry Ransomware
In light of the WannaCry ransomware attacks on computer users across the world including Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council today (13 May 2017) warned that WannaCry was a very vicious malware which...
13 May 2017 3374 Views
APCERT Cyber Drill on New DDoS Threat
The Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) today (22 Mar 2017) has successfully completed its annual drill to test the response capabilities of members' Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT). For the 6th time, APCERT Drill also involved the participation of...
11 Apr 2017 1359 Views
HKCERT Annual Report 2016
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7 Apr 2017 1267 Views
HKPC Warns of Rising Trend of Cybercrime-as-a-Service
With the growing trend of “cybercrime-as-a-service”, information security experts at the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) today (16 January 2017) urged enterprises and the public to strengthen their guard against a surge in attacks from ransomware, ...
16 Jan 2017 2146 Views
HKCERT Calls for Tighter Security for Remote Access Servers
The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council today (21 June 2016) urges local IT system administrators to strengthen their security after the access to hundreds of hacked remote access servers in Hong Kong was found being traded...
21 Jun 2016 1397 Views
HKCERT Alerts on "CryptXXX" Ransomware
Having reported a new monthly-high of 59 incidents of ransomware attacks in May, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council today (7 June 2016) urges the public to keep up vigilance against ransomware. ...
7 Jun 2016 1472 Views
APCERT Conducts Cyber Drill on An Evolving Threat and Financial Fraud
[Press released on 18 Mar 2016] The Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) today has successfully completed its annual drill to test the response capability of leading Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT) from the Asia Pacific economies. For the fifth time...
22 Mar 2016 1535 Views
HKCERT Security Alert: Locky Ransomware in the Wild
[Press released on 18 Mar 2016] The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong Kong Productivity Council today (18 March 2016) alerted the public to be vigilant to the Locky ransomware attacks that hold data hostage and demand ransom...
22 Mar 2016 2731 Views