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Hong Kong's consumer protection agency was attacked by hackers and has informed the public of a possible data leak.

The Consumer Council reported that a cyberattack on its computer system had been discovered.

This attack damaged around 80% of their systems and interfered with their hotline services and price comparison tools.

It is yet unknown if there was a personal data breach and how much information was leaked.

Potentially exposed information includes credit card numbers for about 8,000 subscribers to the council's monthly CHOICE magazine, as well as the HKID numbers of current and past employees and their families.

Source: https://hongkongfp.com/2023/09/22/hong-kong-consumer-council-falls-victim-to-ransom-hackers-warns-of-suspected-data-breach/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/consumer-council-hong-kong

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"linkid": "consumer-council-hong-kong",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "09/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'location': 'Hong Kong',
                        'name': 'Consumer Council',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
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                                               'HKID numbers of current and '
                                               'past employees and their '
                                               'families'],
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                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
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 'description': "Hong Kong's Consumer Council experienced a cyberattack that "
                'disrupted around 80% of their systems, potentially exposing '
                'personal data including credit card numbers and HKID numbers.',
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            'operational_impact': '80% of systems damaged',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Hotline services', 'Price comparison tools']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Publicly disclosed'},
 'title': "Cyberattack on Hong Kong's Consumer Council",
 'type': 'Cyberattack'}