| Date |
News Title |
Description |
| Dec 2009 |
| 19-Dec-2009 |
Students produce creative videos to promote anti-cyber crime message |
About 600 primary and secondary students have put their creative and artistic talents to work on film to promote anti-cyber crime messages. |
| 17-Dec-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data's 2008-09 Annual Report Tabled in the Legislative Council |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data's 2008-09 Annual Report was tabled in the Legislative Council on 16 December. The Annual Report and the Privacy Commissioner's Work Report are available on the PCPD's website. |
| 7-Dec-2009 |
The Privacy Commissioner met the Commissioner of Police on the series of online leakages of personal data via peer-to-peer application by the Hong Kong Police |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr. Roderick B Woo paid a visit to the Commissioner of Police in order to gain a better understanding of the problem concerning the series of reported incidents of online data leakage through the file sharing software. |
| Nov 2009 |
| 18-Nov-2009 |
HKPC Warns Against Surging Cyber Attacks |
More collaborative actions have to be drawn up to ward off worsening cyber attacks accompanying the popularization of new internet applications such as cloud computing and social networking websites, information security experts from the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) warned. |
| 17-Nov-2009 |
Government proposes further measures to strengthen copyright protection in digital environment |
The Government released a package of refined proposals for more effective copyright protection in the digital environment on November 17. |
| 11-Nov-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner attended the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo attended the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners from 4 to 6 November to discuss data protection issues with data protection and privacy commissioners around the world. The Conference has achieved fruitful result. |
| 9-Nov-2009 |
Response to Media Report on Searching for Others' Personal Data on the Internet |
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data responded to media report on searching for others' personal data on the Internet. (Chinese only) |
| 4-Nov-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.bocfinance.cn |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.bocfinance.cn". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BoCHK). BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| Oct 2009 |
| 29-Oct-2009 |
Forum to collect public views on Review of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance |
The Government has published the "Consultation Document on Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance". To widely consult the public on the suggestions in the document, the Government will hold a public forum on October 30 from 7pm to 9pm, at the Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. |
| 27-Oct-2009 |
Customs cracks online sale of infringing computer software |
Hong Kong Customs arrested an 18-year-old man suspected of selling infringing computer software products on the Internet on October 26. The department urged young people to respect intellectual property rights and not engage in any kind of infringing activities, including those involving the use of Internet. |
| Sep 2009 |
| 14-Sep-2009 |
Fraudulent website: http://tracker.deton.net.ua/
cnstats/lang/index_p.php |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "http://tracker.deton.net.ua/cnstats/lang/index_p.php". The website looks similar to the official website of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited ("ICBC (Asia)"). ICBC (Asia) has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 11-Sep-2009 |
Territory-wide Internet education campaign launched |
Starting today, 500 Internet Ambassadors will help spread the message of proper and safe use of the Internet to youngsters, parents and teachers under a Government-funded education campaign "Be NetWise", which was officially launched on September 11. |
| 4-Sep-2009 |
Customs detects auction site selling counterfeit goods |
Customs arrested two men on September 3 for selling counterfeit goods through an auction site and seized a fake handbag and a computer used for related online auction dealings. |
| Aug 2009 |
| 28-Aug-2009 |
Consultation Document on Review of Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance published |
The Government published the Consultation Document on Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance to invite public views on the proposals to amend the Ordinance. More information can be found at:
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200909/02/
P200909020229.htm
http://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/infocentre/
press_20090828.html |
| 28-Aug-2009 |
Website: http://www.foreignfinancial-hk.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a website with the domain name "www.foreignfinancial-hk.com". The website is operated by an entity calling itself "Hong Kong Foreign Financial Fund Company". The website appears to give the impression that the entity is connected to the Exchange Fund. The HKMA wishes to clarify that neither it nor the Exchange Fund has any connection with the website, nor any connection with or knowledge of "Hong Kong Foreign Financial Fund Company". The HKMA has already reported the case to the Hong Kong Police Force for investigation. |
| 12-Aug-2009 |
HKPC Warns Against Rising Cyber Threats |
Information security experts warned local internet users against the threat from "botnet", a collection of personal computers being hijacked to launch cyber attacks, at the "Information Security Showcase 2009" organized by the Hong Kong Productivity Council on 12 August 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
| 11-Aug-2009 |
Fraudulent email purporting to be related to Bank of China (HK) Limited |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has alerted people in Hong Kong to an email purporting to be sent from the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The email requests customers to use an embedded hyperlink to connect to a fraudulent website ("accessboc.pcriot.com") and verify their account information by entering their Internet banking account’s user name and password. |
| 10-Aug-2009 |
CP signed MOU on ECISP in Guangzhou |
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Tang King-shing on August 10 led an eight-member delegation to visit Guangzhou to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the setting up of an "Electronic Communal Information Sharing Platform" (ECISP) for tripartite police from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. |
| 4-Aug-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner Welcomes Hospital Authority's New Measures on the Protection of Patients' Personal Data |
Last year, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("the Commissioner") Mr. Roderick B. Woo recommended to the Hospital Authority ("HA") to use unique identifiers and not Hong Kong identity card numbers for purposes other than (a) identity authentication of patients and (b) the prescription of drugs so as to minimize the risk of leaking patients’ data caused by human errors. The Commissioner is pleased that the HA has begun to implement his recommendation. |
| Jul 2009 |
| 16-Jul-2009 |
HKCERT Conducts Hong Kong’s 1st Cyber Security Drill |
Amid a double-digit surge in information security incidents in the first six months of the year, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) on 16 July 2009 conducted Hong Kong’s first-ever territory-wide drill to improve the preparedness of the local internet infrastructure. |
| 13-Jul-2009 |
Strengthening Security Controls for Internet Banking Services |
In the light of recent Internet banking fraud cases that involve increasingly sophisticated fraudulent techniques reported locally and overseas, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued on July 13 a circular requiring all authorized institutions (AIs) to step up their security controls over their Internet banking services. |
| 13-Jul-2009 |
Investigation Report: Employer Collecting Employees' Fingerprint Data for Attendance Purpose |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo published on 13 July a report on the result of an investigation of a complaint case carried out pursuant to section 38(a) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. More information can be found at:
http://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/infocentre/
press_20090716.html
http://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/infocentre/
press_20090714.html |
| 9-Jul-2009 |
Fraudulent website: http://standardchartered-online.org |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "http://standardchartered-online.org". The website looks similar to the official website of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHKL). SCBHKL has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| Jun 2009 |
| 25-Jun-2009 |
Customs detects first case of infringing online game servers |
Hong Kong Customs has detected a copyright infringement case, the first of its kind, which was using infringing online game servers. During the operation, a 34-year-old man was arrested with seven Internet servers and five computers seized from a residential premises in Tung Chung. The total value of the computer equipment seized is about $77,000. |
| 17-Jun-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.hk-beauk.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.hk-beauk.com". The website is operated by an alleged offshore bank, "The Bank of East Asia - London Branch". The Bank of East Asia, Limited, an authorised institution in Hong Kong which operates a branch in London, has clarified that it has no connection with the suspected fraudulent website. |
| 15-Jun-2009 |
Launch of a booklet on protection of personal data |
The Estate Agents Authority and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data have jointly published a booklet entitled Proper Handling of Customers' Personal Data by Estate Agents with the aim of deepening the estate agency trade's understanding of the practical skills required to protect their clients' personal data. |
| 15-Jun-2009 |
Customs uncovers "top-site" piracy case |
Hong Kong Customs has uncovered a case involving an international piracy syndicate that uses high-speed Internet servers (generally called "top-site") to distribute copyright-infringing items, including movies, music, computer programmes and videogame software. With the arrest of two men, it is believed that Customs has successfully smashed the syndicate’s setup in Hong Kong for distributing pirated items and seized all the related computer equipment used by the syndicate here. |
| 13-Jun-2009 |
Fight IT crime ambassadors help spread anti-crime message |
Over 350 members of nine uniformed groups attended the Fight IT Crime Ambassador Workshop on June 13 to gain a better understanding and knowledge of IT crime in order to help Police promote anti-IT crime messages to the public. |
| 12-Jun-2009 |
Hongkong Post not connected to http://www.overseapost.com/ |
Hongkong Post wishes to draw the attention of the public to a website "http://www.overseapost.com/", which displays Hongkong Post logos and contains words and pictures of Hongkong Post's office, vehicles and products similar to those contained in the Hongkong Post website. |
| 10-Jun-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner hosts the 31st APPA Forum |
Hong Kong’s Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data hosts the 31st Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum on 11 and 12 June 2009. |
| 5-Jun-2009 |
HK, Guangdong to collaborate in e-certs |
The suggestions on the framework for the mutual recognition of electronic signature certificates issued by Hong Kong and Guangdong have come into effect. |
| May 2009 |
| 18-May-2009 |
Be vigilant against emails from chp@chp.gov.hk |
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) on May 18 called on members of the public to be vigilant against emails from a sender named "衛生防護中心" with email address chp@chp.gov.hk. The address looks similar to the official website of the CHP – www.chp.gov.hk. |
| 7-May-2009 |
Privacy Campaign for Medical Practitioners |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority Mr. Shane Solomon on 7 May officiated at the inaugural ceremony of a privacy awareness campaign. The "Care for patients – Protect their personal data" campaign is jointly organized with the HA specially designed for medical practitioners. |
| 7-May-2009 |
Hospital Authority and PCPD join to protect patient data |
To enhance the awareness among public hospital staff in protection of personal data of patients, the Hospital Authority and the Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data jointly launch the "Care for Patients - Protect their Personal Data" campaign on May 7. |
| 5-May-2009 |
Hong Kong govt launches staff security awareness program |
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) organized last week a conference entitled 'Stop data leakage' for government employees. |
| 4-May-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.asiafinancialhouse.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.asiafinancialhouse.com". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BoCHK). BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 3-May-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner Launches Privacy Awareness Week 2009 |
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data will join other members of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities to promote the third Privacy Awareness Week from 3-9 May 2009. |
| 3-May-2009 |
Conference heightens government staff awareness on information security |
More than 250 government staff, including a number of senior bureau and department staff, last week attended an information security conference organised by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). |
| Apr 2009 |
| 28-Apr-2009 |
Customs detects BitTorrent case |
Customs officers, with the help of the "Lineament Monitoring System"(LMS), has detected a case in which a BitTorrent (BT) peer-to-peer file-sharing programme was used for the distribution of suspected infringing films onto the Internet. |
| 23-Apr-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.bocfinances.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.bocfinances.com". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BoCHK). BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 15-Apr-2009 |
Internet Security Software |
Internet hacking is ever on the rise and becoming more devious. Sensible choice and application of internet security software can go a long way for your protection. |
| 14-Apr-2009 |
SFH on drug and loss of USB incidents |
The transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session at the Legislative Council Building on April 14. |
| 12-Apr-2009 |
Kowloon East Cluster announces the loss of a USB flash drive containing patient data |
The spokesperson of Kowloon East Cluster made the following announcement on April 12 regarding the loss of a USB flash drive containing patient data. More information can be found at:
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200904/12/
P200904120202.htm |
| 9-Apr-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.remittancefund.cn |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.remittancefund.cn". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BoCHK). BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 2-Apr-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.bathsbch.com/index.htm |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.bathsbch.com/index.htm". The website looks similar to the official website of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC). HSBC has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| Mar 2009 |
| 25-Mar-2009 |
United Christian Hospital’s loss of patients’ data |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo expressed great disappointment when he learned of the loss of a USB flash drive containing personal data of a number of United Christian Hospital patients. |
| 25-Mar-2009 |
SFH on drug incidents and loss of USB (English portion) |
The transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session at the Legislative Council Building on March 25. |
| 24-Mar-2009 |
Kowloon East Cluster announces the loss of a USB flash drive |
The spokesperson of Kowloon East Cluster made the announcement on March 24 regarding the loss of a USB flash drive containing patient data recently. |
| 20-Mar-2009 |
Fraudulent websites: www.bankofchina.hk.tc and bankofchinaa.freehostia.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to two fraudulent websites with the domain names "www.bankofchina.hk.tc" and "bankofchinaa.freehostia.com". The websites look similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (BoCHK). BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent websites. |
| 16-Mar-2009 |
HK Information Security Watchdog Heads Asia Pacific Organizations |
Local information security watchdog, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) has won the support of fellow organizations from the region and was elected as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, recently. |
| 13-Mar-2009 |
Open University’s loss of students and tutors’ data |
It was reported in the news on 13 March that the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) had lost a USB flash drive which contained personal data of students and tutors of the OUHK. In relation to this incident, the Commissioner is in the course of conducting a compliance check to find out whether or not OUHK had taken practicable security measures to protect the personal data held by it from unauthorized or accidental access. |
| 9-Mar-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner investigates Police data leakage incident |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo has ordered an investigation to probe into the recent incidents concerning the leakage on the internet of certain classified police documents which contained personal data. |
| 6-Mar-2009 |
Fraudulent website: www.telexboc.com |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain name "www.telexboc.com". The website looks similar to the official website of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. BoCHK has clarified that it has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 2-Mar-2009 |
SCED: E-services for IP registration well-received |
The Intellectual Property Department has been actively promoting the migration to e-services for registration of trademarks, patents and designs to facilitate the protection of intellectual property rights, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, said at the IPD's annual Top e-Filers' award presentation ceremony on March 2. |
| Feb 2009 |
| 19-Feb-2009 |
CCB takes multi-pronged approach to fight fraud |
The Commercial Crime Bureau will continue its battle against fraud, in particular cases involving e-commerce and bank fraud, with the support of various co-operation mechanisms established with the banking industry. |
| 19-Feb-2009 |
Awareness of protection of intellectual property rights enhanced |
A survey commissioned by the Intellectual Property Department has shown that Hong Kong people are becoming more aware of the importance of protecting intellectual property rights. |
| 17-Feb-2009 |
Fraudulent email purporting to be related to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited |
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority wishes to alert members of the public in Hong Kong to emails purporting to be sent from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The emails invite customers to use an embedded hyperlink to connect to a fraudulent website, where a malicious programme is embedded. The fraudulent website looks similar to HSBC's Business Internet Banking logon webpage. HSBC has issued a press release on February 17 to clarify that the bank has not sent these emails to its customers and has no connection with the fraudulent website. |
| 9-Feb-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner inquired into FSD data leakage incident |
In response to the news reports published on 8 February 2009 that more than 60 restricted government documents were leaked on the internet through a file-sharing software "FOXY", the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Mr. Roderick B. Woo had taken immediate action to probe into the incident. |
| 5-Feb-2009 |
Privacy Commissioner inquired into Google Street View Project |
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Mr. Roderick B. Woo has taken the initiative to inquire into the Google Street View Project to ensure that it complies with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong. |
| 4-Feb-2009 |
LCQ9: Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance |
A question by the Hon Wong Ting-kwong and a written reply by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, in the Legislative Council on February 4. |
| Jan 2009 |
| 23-Jan-2009 |
Enforcement notice issued to direct compliance with Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance |
An enforcement notice was issued on January 23 under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance against a commercial fax sender who has continuously breached the legal requirements. |
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