Malware

HK$9.6 m targeted in online banking scam

9 May 2013

More than HK$9.6 million held in company bank accounts was targeted in a sophisticated e-mail scam that tricked 13 people into revealing the code generated by personal security devices banks issue...

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City spared of the worst of web virus

10 Jul 2012

Hongkongers have been urged to remain alert for signs of a computer virus that blocks web access, although local authorities had only one report of an infection yesterday.

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Invisible intruders

21 Nov 2011

Online activity is a major part of our daily lives. Rarely a day passes when we don't either send or receive information through cyberspace. That means criminals have many ways to get what they...

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Danger lurks for the unwary updating apps

10 Nov 2011

A host of nasty internet threats await unwary Android smartphone users when they update their applications, a computer security firm warned at a briefing yesterday.

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HK is 2nd top for e-mail cyberattacks, report says

6 Nov 2011

Hong Kong was the world's second biggest target for e-mail cyberattacks last month, a new report says.

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Vulnerable companies should step up defences

5 Sep 2011

Keeping pace with the need for advanced internet security technology to combat threats from hackers and malware intrusions is a demanding task, but a plethora of software is available.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Warning on virus dangers of apps

The popularity of apps on smartphones has made them an effective target for the spreading of computer viruses, the city's leading online safety watchdog has warned.

6:42PM

Beware of Trojan shopping site links

A computer security watchdog warned consumers yesterday to be on alert for a large-scale malicious attack that compromised 2,000 online shopping websites in Hong Kong.

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Web security firm outguns industry giants

Managed security services provider Network Box is looking to parlay its triumph at this year's Hong Kong Awards for Industries into further expansion of its domestic and international business....

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Cloud descends on cybercriminals

For business centre users wondering how the security of their e-mail systems and antispam software can be taken better care of, the answer seems to be in the clouds.

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Steps to keep viruses, worms and Trojan horses at bay

Viruses infiltrate by stealth, infect, multiply and then hitch a ride on to the next host.

Worms arrive as an infection also, but can slither along independently to the next place...

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Bugs born of good intentions

Melissa, Anna Kournikova, ILOVEYOU, MyDoom, Happy99, Sadmind, Code Red, Nimda, Blaster, Sobig, Koobface, Bohmini, Conficker, Zlob - the list goes on.

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