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Written by: Lu Jiayu Chen Haoran
2020-07-10 23:59
Last update date: 2020-07-11 00:14Some netizens claimed earlier that they invaded the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion and found that there were more than 10,000 police officers. They suspected that it was the polling data conducted by the Hong Kong Minyan Research Institute, the predecessor of the Hong Kong Minyan Research Institute. Police cybercrime officers took a court warrant on Friday (10th) to search the office of the Hong Kong Institute of Public Opinion in Huangzhukeng and seized multiple computers.
Zhong Jianhua, deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, said that the case involved an investigation commissioned by the police from the Hong Kong University's Public Opinion Research Center from 2013 to 14. The only data left in the computer was no information that could track the identity of the respondent at that time. It also refers to the fact that the information circulating as a leak is not in the research institute’s computer, and the police should first investigate the “hacker” involved in the case. Zhong Jianhua also said that the incident will have no impact on the democratic primary elections tomorrow and tomorrow.
The police searched the Hong Kong Civil Research Office at night. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
Zhong Jianhua, deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, returned to the office at 10 pm. He called the investigation involved in the investigation a police commissioned by the Hong Kong University's Public Opinion Research Center from 2013 to 14 years. When the information was leaked, it was immediately checked by IT experts and consultants. At that time, the consultant’s report stated that there was no indication that there was a hacker intrusion, but also that it was circulated in the Liandeng discussion area and claimed to be leaked data. Data, because the Institute will delete personal privacy information for up to 6 months after completing the survey. At present, for the survey, only the data remains on the computer, and there is no data that can track the identity of the respondent at that time. . Zhong Jianhua pointed out that it cannot be ruled out that some people obtained the relevant information from some earlier sources and made the statement while taking advantage of a more “sensitive moment”, but there is no evidence to prove that someone had invaded the research system, and there is still no clear claim to leak The source and authenticity of the information.
Has no effect on the democratic primary
Zhong Jianhua also pointed out that it was reported that the police had received a complaint and acted. "I don’t know if someone complains that the Chief Executive has data that violates personal privacy information, the police will go to the Chief Executive to collect the computer." Zhong Jianhua said that the police have seized Dozens of computers are computers that are constantly used for investigations, but it is specified that the democratic primary elections in the future will use another computer system, so this incident has no impact on the primary elections. When asked that he would deny that the police actions were suppressing, Zhong stated that he could not make this speculation, but believed that there were "a lot of coincidences". Zhong Jianhua said that it was difficult to understand the intention of the "hacker". He believed that if the police wanted to investigate, the "hacker" should be investigated first. But now they (the institute) are punished first.
Zhong Jianhua refers to the materials circulating as claims of leakage, not the data in the research institute's computer. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
Police: After receiving reports from the public, it is suspected that the personal information of the citizens has been leaked
The police Facebook page refers to receiving a report from the public, referring to the computer system of a polling organization suspected of being hacked, and the personal data of the public was leaked. The Cybercrime Division took over the case. According to the court warrant, this afternoon, the agency's office in Huangzhukeng was searched for evidence. The investigation is still in progress and no one has been arrested. The police emphasized that the Internet world is not an unreliable virtual world. If anyone steals or steals personal information and has the opportunity to violate the law, they must be held criminally responsible. The public should not try the law by themselves.
Police searched the Hong Kong Civil Research Office to take away all computers
HKU Minyan Police Service