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Robert Tibbo discusses the challenges he and his clients face in Hong Kong as the government there targets both in a harassment campaign for aiding Edward Snowden. Continue reading Snowden’s Attorney Talks Govt Harrassment of Whistleblower Helpers (Part One)
Woman who helped hide Edward Snowden faces uncertain future and says she has no regrets. Continue reading ‘Snowden Refugee’ Has No Regrets for Helping Whistleblower
An incident that can only be described as strange occurred in Hong Kong last month when an unknown attacker used ransomware to lock up three computers owned by the country’s main healthcare provider, only to leave an email address where he could … Continue reading Hacker demands nothing after infecting Hong Kong Department of Health with ransomware
The scale of land reclamation in the semi-autonomous territory is revving up to unprecedented heights. Continue reading Hong Kong’s Government Is Spending Billions Taking Land from the Sea
PCB art is getting better and better every year. This year, though, is knocking it out of the park. In March, [Andrew Sowa] turned me into money. More recently, [Trammell Hudson] has explored the layers of OSH Park soldermask and silk to create a masterpiece. Now, we’re moving up to full-blown art. [Blake Ramsdell] worked with OSH Park to create a full panel of art in gold, fiberglass, soldermask, and silkscreen. It’s 22×16 inches, and it’s fantastic.
There’s an independent Hackaday meetup going down in Hong Kong this week. The subject of the meetup will be vacuum systems for electron …read more
Last weekend was great for science and technology. While thousands of people took to the streets to protest anti-intellectualism, a few members of the Hackaday community dug their heels in, turned on the soldering iron, and actually did something about it. This was World Create Day, a community effort to come together and build something that matters. What did these people build? So much awesome stuff.
The folks at The Nest I/O hackerspace in Karachi, Pakistan had a rather large meetup for World Create Day featuring the finest in laser cut, googly-eyed fighting robots. …read more
A string of 20 cyberattacks against Hong Kong stockbrokers led to $14.2 million (HK$110 million) in losses over the last 18 months, according to Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission. In response, the regulator is tightening cybersecurity requirements. The specifics of the new legal framework are still being figured out. In a Wednesday press conference, the regulator launched a “market consultation” on cybersecurity upgrade requirements expected to cost over $125,000 for larger brokers, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. “We have to require all [brokers] to invest more to enhance the cybersecurity of their computer systems after customers lost up to HK$110 million from hacker attacks. The police have been investigating these cases,” a SFC spokesperson said on Wednesday. “The upgrade may cost money but it will ensure investors can trade safely when using their computers or mobile phones.” The new regulatory push follows a review begun last year […]
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Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Continue reading News in brief: Hong Kong voters’ data lost; Rudd faces pushback; Google Home lands in Britain
By Ali Raza
The Registration and Electoral Office of Hong Kong has reported the disappearance of two laptop computers after the chief executive election. The laptops contained around 3.7 million city’s voters personal information that could be compromised after the one of the most significant, if not the biggest ever data breaches in Hong Kong. The information that […]
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By Ali Raza
The Registration and Electoral Office of Hong Kong has reported the disappearance of two laptop computers after the chief executive election. The laptops contained around 3.7 million city’s voters personal information that could be compromised after the one of the most significant, if not the biggest ever data breaches in Hong Kong. The information that […]
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