Security News

Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors
2019-10-11 10:54

Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.

Twitter Shuts Chinese Accounts Targeting Hong Kong Protests
2019-08-20 14:07

Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also...

Facebook and Twitter Scuttle Hong Kong Disinformation
2019-08-20 11:03

Pro-Democracy Protestors Targeted via Information Operations Attributed to ChinaFacebook and Twitter have suspended a number of accounts and pages that they have tied to information operations...

Eight Arrested Over Cyberattacks Against Hong Kong Police
2019-07-03 14:00

Hong Kong police said Wednesday they have arrested eight people for stealing and disclosing personal information of officers online, as the city grapples with the aftermath of unprecedented...

Surveillance-Savvy Hong Kong Protesters Go Digitally Dark
2019-06-13 16:09

Hong Kong's tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying train tickets...

No Telegram today, protestors: Chinese boxes DDoS chat app amid Hong Kong protest
2019-06-13 15:00

That Guns N' Roses album* might be out soon... or not Chat app Telegram has reportedly been DDoS'd, with its downtime coinciding with protests in Hong Kong against repressive new Chinese laws.…

Telegram Suffers 'Powerful DDoS Attack' From China During Hong Kong Protests
2019-06-13 10:48

Telegram, one of the most popular encrypted messaging app, briefly went offline yesterday for hundreds of thousands of users worldwide after a powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack...

Amnesty Says Hong Kong Office Hit by China-linked Cyber Attack
2019-04-25 13:43

Amnesty International's Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to the Chinese government, the rights group said Thursday. read more