http://www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=26703 Source: Nguoi Lao Dong - Translated by A.N.O.N April 3, 2007 Twelve out of a surveyed 22 Vietnamese securities companies could have their websites hacked at any moment since they have serious loopholes, a Hanoi web security center warned. The Hanoi University of Technologys Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKIS) said Sunday that hackers could gain control of such sites and falsify crucial stock information. BKIS director Nguyen Tu Quang said misinformation posted by hackers could cause investors to sell off their shares or rush to buy others. Worse, they could tamper with transactions, accounts, and orders. Many companies failed to pay attention to cyber security and it doesnt need a superior hacker to hack into those sites. BKIS had sent warnings to the companies but many of them had failed to act. Many securities company hired the same software firm to maintain their websites, which could further facilitate hackers as the sites came with the same loopholes. The companies mostly trusted their software firm and did not themselves do proper checks. He called on securities companies to hire web security experts to watch over their sites. Nguyen Huu Giap of the Hacker Vietnam Association earlier said around 90 percent of securities companies websites were vulnerable to hacking, including that of the State Securities Commission and Hanoi Stock Trading Center. But since being informed last month, the two had plugged the loopholes though many others had failed to do so, he added. __________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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