Cloudflare (NET.N) CEO Matthew Prince said a disclosed vulnerability in widely used PHP has triggered millions of exploit attempts. Cloudflare detected thousands of attempts across its network within 10 hours before public disclosure, rising to tens of thousands within 45 minutes of publication, hundreds of thousands within 2 hours and now reaching millions. Site operators globally have enacted emergency protections since Wednesday’s disclosure; some government websites in Europe and elsewhere w

The SFC has commenced Market Misconduct Tribunal hearing proceedings against three senior executives of Chang Gaomei Group (08371.HK) and five relatives, employees and close associates, alleging a plan to manipulate the company's share price to satisfy Main Board transfer requirements. The regulator alleges that between June 1 and Sept. 18, 2020, Huang, Chen and Yu instructed or coordinated five others to trade Chang Gaomei shares to push and hold the price at about HK$1.32 — the level needed, given issued share capital then, to meet the HK$500m minimum market‑cap for a Main Board transfer. The stock rose from HK$0.73 to HK$1.36 (c.86%) over the period; the SFC says the trading displayed hallmarks of price manipulation, including aggressive buy orders near close and orders capable of moving or determining the closing price.

港股油气设备与服务板块异动拉升，山东墨龙(00568.HK)涨超8%，百勤油服(02178.HK)涨7.4%。