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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) halted trading in the afternoon of August 10, 2011 following an attack made on its website, as stated by “Sophos Naked Security”. Seven companies were affected by this attack, including London-based HSBC, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Power International and the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and they all had released price-sensitive information earlier in the day.
It was not clear at this point whether the attack actually compromised the site or it was simply a denial of service attack. However, the Chief Executive of the Exchange, Charles Li, stated that the hack only affected the website and the systems involved in trading or financials were not impacted.
Read More:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/08/10/hong-kong-stock-exchange-hkex-website-hacked-impacts-trades/ Source:
The Register
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/10/hong_kong_stock_exchange_hack/
CNet News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/10/hong_kong_stock_exchange_hack/
Sophos – Naked Security
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/08/10/hong-kong-stock-exchange-hkex-website-hacked-impacts-trades/
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