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US cyber security experts see recent spike in Chinese digital espionage

Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 12:51 AM

A US cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January, when coronavirus was starting to spread outside China. Read more »

Philippines' power grid blocked 100 'attacks' in 2019: operator

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 06:48 PM

The Philippines' lone power grid detected "100 attacks" in its cyber facilities in 2019 alone, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) president Alvin Almeda said Monday as senators probed the vulnerability of the country's lone power grid.   Read more »

MODUS: Holiday greetings sa social media ginagamit para ma-hack ang account

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 08:16 PM

Binalaan ng isang cyber security firm ang publiko ngayong Lunes laban sa mga holiday greeting sa social media na ginagamit para ma-hack ang mga online account. Read more »

Don't open that message: Pinoys warned vs scam holiday greetings on social media

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 12:48 PM

A cyber security non-profit firm on Monday warned the public against malicious holiday greetings on social media. Read more »

Advertisers, agencies and social media combine to tackle online threat

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 03:16 PM

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will also include media buying agencies from the major ad groups - WPP, IPG, Publicis, Omnicom and Dentsu - as well as the platform owners, the group said on Tuesday at the ad industry's annual gathering in Cannes, France. Read more »

US to share 'concern' over Chinese tech with Philippines, allies: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 01:25 PM

During his visit to Manila in March, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would make sure that the world has its "eyes wide open" on the alleged risk from using China's Huawei. Read more »

Brain gain and new collar jobs, IBM sees tech disrupting PH employment market

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 07:19 PM

The Philippines employment landscape is changing as industries rapidly move into digitalization, the head of IBM Philippines said Thursday. Read more »

Huawei is not controlled by China, executive says

Reuters
Posted at May 14 05:11 PM

The United States has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G telecommunications networks because of concerns it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the firm has denied. Read more »

WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after report of spyware attack

Reuters
Posted at May 14 04:57 PM

Facebook's WhatsApp on Tuesday urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app following a report that users could be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones without their knowledge. Read more »

China urges UK not to discriminate against Huawei in 5G development

Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 09:26 AM

China on Sunday warned Britain not to discriminate against companies involved in developing the 5G network and to resist pressure from other countries over whether it should work with Huawei Technologies. Read more »

Dutch telecom KPN won't use Huawei for 'core' 5G network

Bart H. Meijer and Toby Sterling, Reuters
Posted at Apr 26 06:52 PM

The Hague-based KPN, the Netherlands' largest telecom firm, said its decision took into account "the evolving assessment on the protection of vital infrastructure and the influence this may have on future Dutch policy." Read more »

Cebu Pacific: Credit card info spared from GetGo breach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 02:40 PM

The situation has been "contained," the Gokongwei-led carrier said. The National Privacy Commission was informed of the "unauthorized access" to GetGo late Wednesday. Read more »

Facebook says it uploaded email contacts of up to 1.5 million users

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 04:20 PM

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it may have "unintentionally uploaded" email contacts of 1.5 million new users since May 2016, in what seems to be the latest privacy-related issue faced by the social media company. Read more »

SSS warns public vs phishing scam

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 12:19 PM

The Social Security System on Thursday warned the public against phishing messages that request for information to allegedly update membership records. Read more »

As web reels from hacks, sex videos, here's how you can stay safe online

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 06:17 AM

When it comes to online security, prevention is key, ABS-CBN’s data protection officer Jay Gomez said Friday, as cyber crimes continue to victimize internet users around the world. Read more »

Netflix keeps 'high-privacy' standard amid surge in subscription rate

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 12:11 PM

Keeping high-privacy standard amid the surge of customer subscription is “very easy” for video streaming platform Netflix since it doesn’t mine, collect or sell users data, its CEO and co-founder Reed Hastings said Friday.  Read more »

Told US security at risk, Chinese firm seeks to sell Grindr dating app

Carl O'Donnell, Liana B. Baker and Echo Wang, Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 09:49 AM

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has informed Kunlun that its ownership of West Hollywood, California-based Grindr constitutes a national security risk, the two sources said. Read more »

Some gov't websites seen as still inadequate in data privacy safeguards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 11:29 PM

Cybersecurity and safeguards to data privacy remain inadequate on the websites of some Philippine government agencies.    Read more »

Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 12:40 PM

Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its workers, the social network said Thursday in response to media reports of the security tactic. Read more »

Huawei ready to tackle extra security to stay in 5G kit race

Anna Koper and Janis Laizans, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 12:27 AM

Huawei said it is ready to face any extra security measures required to remain in the race to develop next-generation 5G networks in central and eastern Europe. Read more »