Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Beware of phishing email attacks from criminals impersonating senior officials of the SFC.

According to Deep Tide TechFlow news, on August 22, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission reminded the public to be vigilant against criminals impersonating the Commission to carry out fraudulent activities.

The agency has discovered that scammers have been impersonating certain senior executives of the Securities and Futures Commission and well-known stock commentators, contacting the public through phishing emails and forged documents. This includes impersonating Mr. Christopher Wilson, Executive Director of the Regulatory Enforcement Division, sending fraudulent emails in an attempt to install malware or ransomware on the computers of recipients who reply to the emails. Additionally, they have impersonated Mr. Wen Zhiyao, Chief Financial Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission, sending phishing emails under the guise of "data verification procedures" in an attempt to extract contact information from recipients, targeting licensed corporations and their employees.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission emphasizes that all the above information and claims are false, and calls on the public to be vigilant when dealing with communications of unknown origin.