From WannaCry and NotPetya hit the Internet just over three years ago, the security industry has analyzed every new Windows bug that could be used to create a similar worm that shakes the world. Now, a potentially “problematic” vulnerability, which means an attack can spread from one machine to another …
Read More »Story edit: Hong Kong publishers self-censor under new security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In the past two weeks, Hong Kong editor Raymond Yeung has hastily made changes to a draft of a book titled “To Freedom,” replacing the word “revolution” with “protests.” modifying a prohibited slogan. and cut passages that advocate for the independence of the Chinese-ruled city. The …
Read More »Beijing Hong Kong Office Warns Pro-Democracy Survey May Violate New Security Law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s main representative office in Hong Kong warned that the weekend’s pro-democracy opposition primary elections could violate a new national security law, exacerbating concerns about the crackdown on the democratic movement of the former British colony. FILE PHOTO: Riot police patrol in a shopping center during …
Read More »EU prepares measures against China on Hong Kong
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) is preparing countermeasures against China in response to Beijing’s new security law on Hong Kong, the bloc’s top diplomat said on Monday, but the envoys stressed that the likely steps will not amount to Economic sanctions. FILE PHOTO: Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde …
Read More »Don’t open the ‘Winky Face’ email
A successful spam campaign is infecting computers with ransomware and other malware like cryptocurrency miners and botnet software that can send spam messages from your accounts without you noticing. Phishing attempts are usually easy to catch, but it tricked enough users to open spam messages and download malicious Zip files …
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