Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024

5% of Hong Kong critical infrastructure had ‘system vulnerabilities’ in 2024, police cybersecurity report finds

Five per cent of more than 90,000 critical infrastructure facilities in Hong Kong had “varying degrees of system vulnerabilities” last year, according to the cybercrime unit of the city’s police force.File photo: Sora Shimazaki, via Pexels. Credential leakage and compromise, hijackable subdomains, and exposed cloud storage were three critical and high-risk vulnerabilities identified in the systems of some key infrastructure facilities in Hong Ko…

Hong Kong police received over 440,000 leads on cyberattacks against city in 2024

Review also finds 5 per cent of publicly accessible technology assets owned by critical infrastructure operators vulnerable to online attacks.

More than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberattacks targeting Hong Kong received in 2024: HKPF

Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) received more than 440,000 pieces of intelligence on cyberthreats targeting the city in 2024, while 5 percent of network assets owned by critical infrastructure operators were vulnerable to online attacks.