Hong Kong’s investment promotion arm probes ransomware attack

The Hong Kong government’s investment promotion arm has said it is checking whether any personal information was compromised following a ransomware attack on its computer systems.

InvestHK said on Sunday that preliminary findings revealed the attack, which occurred the day before, had affected areas including the body’s internal customer relationship management system, intranet and sections of its website operations, such as the contact form and events updates.

Its public services remain unaffected. Members of the public can continue to contact staff through telephone, email or face-to-face meetings.

An InvestHK spokesman said risk assessments indicated that basic client information might be affected.

“Although this is an ongoing investigation, based on preliminary assessment, this could potentially include basic information on InvestHK’s clients, such as the companies’ contact information, and records of InvestHK staff,” he said.

“InvestHK will inform relevant parties if and when further updates are available.”