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Vulnerabilities in Hong Kong Internet Devices

A recent article titled “Security of Hong Kong Home Routers” published by HKCERT discussed how security vulnerabilities in common household routers were caused by the lack of proper configurations. According to a study conducted by Hewlett-Packard, vulnerabilities exist in 70% of devices on...
Release Date: 31 Jul 2015 2462 Views

Issues on Android "Stagefright" Media Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Recently, a security research company reported that remote code execution vulnerabilities were identified in Android smartphones. With these vulnerabilities, arbitrary code would be executed upon MMS message received on target smartphone.   Summary ZIMPERIUM security research company [1] reported that remote code execution vulnerabilities...
Release Date: 28 Jul 2015 1931 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (24 Jul 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (24 Jul 2015)   "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: 24 Jul 2015 1701 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (17 Jul 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (17 Jul 2015)   "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: 17 Jul 2015 1455 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (10 Jul 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (10 Jul 2015)   "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: 10 Jul 2015 1490 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (3 Jul 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (3 Jul 2015)   "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: 3 Jul 2015 1282 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (July 2015 Issue)

  Cover Story Ramnit Botnet Detection and Cleanup in Hong Kong Issues on Samsung Phones Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Hot Topic Hong Kong Google Play Store's Apps Security Risk Report (June 2015) Upcoming Event "Cyber Security is Everywhere" Graphic Design...
Release Date: 2 Jul 2015 1245 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (26 Jun 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (26 Jun 2015) "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: 26 Jun 2015 1607 Views

Ramnit Botnet Detection and Cleanup in Hong Kong

    Contents HKCERT operation on Ramnit botnet infection Impact of Ramnit botnet How to detect and remove Ramnit malware Reference   HKCERT estimated that about 150 computers in Hong Kong were infected by Ramnit botnet. To avoid your computers become the hacker...
Release Date: 26 Jun 2015 4735 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (19 Jun 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (19 Jun 2015) "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 Jun 2015 1487 Views