HKCT: The attack was not ordinary, it was highly targeted and unusual
A spokesman for the HKCT said that in late February, it was discovered that it had been subjected to a ransomware attack by high-level persistent hackers, the IT network and file servers had been illegally intruded, some documents and files had been stolen and encrypted, which may have involved the leakage of some school documents or personal data. The spokesman emphasised that the attack was not an ordinary attack but a highly targeted and unusual cyber attack.
The school said it immediately took corresponding actions, including reporting the incident to the Police and filing a case with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.
It can be seen from the dark web information that the hacker hacked into the computer system of HKCT on February 13, stole a total of 450GB of data, and then encrypted and blackmailed the school.
Additional news: HKCT Document Server Compromised or Partial School Documents or Personal Data Leakage - RTHK