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An aggressive campaign of a new ransomware Locky is observed. Locky became active since February 2016. It encrypts files found on victims’ computers or network shares and adds a ".locky" file extension to them. Because strong encryption algorithms (RSA and AES) were...

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (18 Mar 2016)   "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 (11 Mar 2016)   "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 (4 Mar 2016)   "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....

SSL/TLS protocols are pervasive throughout information systems and the internet. They protect the confidentiality of communication. HTTPS protocol is one of the more often applications that make use of SSL/TLS for encrypting communication between browser and website. A typical example is that to...

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  Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team (HKCERT) Coordination Centre cooperates with the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team of China (CNCERT) for detecting malicious and suspicious behaviors of Apps from the Google Play Store, in order to study the security risk of apps in the Google Play Store in Hong Kong area. CNCERT provides us analyzed result, and we collate the detection result and publish security alerts to the public.   In the report of February, we have downloaded 171 apps from Play Store, where 5 apps have been identified as high risk. 1 of them were removed from Play Store (on or before 1-Mar). The detail of report is shown as follow.   Target scope Top 50 Free Applications in Hong Kong area Top 50 New Free Applications in Hong Kong area Top 50 Free Games in Hong Kong area Top 50 New Free Games in Hong Kong area   Scanned Apps Successful downloaded and scanned: 171 apps Unable to download via the system: 29 apps Downloaded date: 5-February 2016 List of the downloaded apps: "Appendix 1" [download]   Analysis Overview   In this analysis, 171 apps were scanned for bad behaviors. 5 apps were identified as security high risk. Based on the level of security threat, the following apps listed below are defined as high risk apps, which refers to apps having behavior, which could cause direct harm to systems and users' interests.   1. Scanning Result   List of security high risk apps   Application High risk behavior description Malware detection ratio by VirusTotal Status # 1) K3皇家梭哈(Showhand)   (v3.5.1) Category: New Free Game Installs: 10,000 - 50,000 obtain SIM operator name obtain SIM serial number obtain SIM status obtain geo-location information ...

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (26 Feb 2016)   "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....

To prevent your personal information stolen by hackers, account management is very important. Using a strong password can help to against brute force attack launched by hackers. However, nowadays, a strong password is not enough to protect your account from cyber criminals. HKCERT advises...

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (19 Feb 2016)   "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....