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Data of 3.3 million Cashalo users allegedly sold on the dark web

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 07:19 PM

Sensitive data of 3.3 million Cashalo users have been sold on the dark web, the country's privacy body said Tuesday. Read more »

PH drops to 6th spot from 4th on global web threat detections: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 10:01 PM

The Philippines went down two notches -- from 4th to 6th place -- in the global list of countries with the most web threats recorded, based on a report from a cybersecurity firm. Read more »

Lalaki arestado sa panghihingi ng hubad na larawan mula sa mga babae

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 08:10 AM

Arestado ang isang lalaki sa Baseco, Maynila matapos manghingi ng hubad na larawan sa mga babaeng kausap nito online at pagbantaan ang kanilang pamilya.   Read more »

Hackers try to contaminate Florida town's water supply through computer breach

Christopher Bing, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 07:28 AM

Hackers broke into the computer system of a facility that treats water for about 15,000 people near Tampa, Florida and sought to add a dangerous level of additive to the water supply, the Pinellas County Sheriff said on Monday. Read more »

PLDT-Smart says cybercrime, data privacy laws need to align vs online child porn

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 05:30 PM

PLDT-Smart is calling on lawmakers to harmonize "conflicting provisions" in the country's cybersecurity and data privacy laws to strengthen the crackdown on online child pornography. Read more »

Mga kaso ng online gender-based violence, tumaas sa panahon ng pandemiya: grupo

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 08:01 PM

Tumaas ang bilang ng mga kaso ng online gender-based violence simula nang nagkaroon ng pandemiya, ayon sa isang foundation ngayong Martes. Read more »

Harry Roque says consulting NBI over a 'crime'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 03:25 PM

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Thursday cryptically said he was consulting the National Bureau of Investigation, even as he declined to say which crime he felt targeted him.    Read more »

Police dismantle world's 'most dangerous' criminal hacking network

Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 11:49 PM

International law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday they had dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and private citizens worldwide.   Read more »

NBI urges telcos to step up safeguards vs sexual exploitation of children

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 05:11 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation on Sunday called on telecommunications companies to ramp up online security and actively block all websites facilitating the online sexual exploitation of children. Read more »

PLDT's challenge: Cracking down on child porn livestreaming

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:46 PM

MANILA - PLDT Inc. has blocked 3,000 websites carrying child pornography but the bigger challenge now is cracking down on child pornography livestreams on various platforms, a PLDT executive said Friday.  Read more »

9 Japanese na idinadawit sa phishing scams ipina-deport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:05 PM

Siyam na Hapon na umano'y dawit sa phishing scam sa Japan ang ipina-deport ng Bureau of Immigration noong Miyerkoles. Read more »

German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace'

Deborah Cole, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:43 PM

A German-led police sting has taken down the "world's largest" darknet marketplace, whose Australian alleged operator used it to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware, prosecutors said Tuesday.   Read more »

Song lyrics for passwords? Experts give tips on cybersecurity and ‘cyber-hygiene’

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 06:51 PM

Most websites and apps recommend that users use ‘strong passwords’ consisting of 8-12 characters using a mix of numbers, letters and characters, but cybersecurity experts say passwords like these also have their drawbacks.    Read more »

Duterte, Cabinet want telcos sanctioned for child pornography

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 11:55 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have ordered sanctions against internet service providers that failed to stop online child pornography, reports of which nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Nagpanggap na talent handler arestado sa pambubugaw, pagbebenta ng nude videos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 07:20 PM

Arestado ang lalaking nambubugaw umano at ibinebenta sa social media ang nude videos ng mga nabibiktima. Read more »

Paano nagamit ng hacker ang credit card ng senador para makabili ng alak?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 02:26 AM

Lumabas sa pagsisiyasat na apat na transaksiyon ang ginawa at pina-deliver ang alak sa magkakahiwalay na lugar.  Read more »

Gatchalian seeks NBI help in tracking credit card hacker

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:25 AM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday filed an incident report before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after his credit card was illegally used to purchase P1 million worth of alcoholic beverages earlier this week.   Read more »

Duterte wants cybercrime experts to probe alleged sale of students' sexy photos, videos

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 11:22 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte will summon cybercrime units and experts to look into reports that some students have been selling obscene photos and videos of themselves online to support their studies, an ally said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Russia 'likely' behind SolarWinds hack: US intelligence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 07:45 AM

WASHINGTON - US intelligence and law enforcement agencies said Tuesday that Russia was probably behind the massive SolarWinds hack that has shaken government and corporate security, contradicting President Donald Trump, who had suggested China could be to blame. Read more »

Love, tech, and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 04 10:08 PM

LONDON - When Priya's boyfriend posted a nude photo of her online, he told her it would give her a confidence boost by making her an object of desire for other men. Read more »