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Lalaki tiklo nang maningil kapalit ng nakaw na cellphone

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 06:28 PM

Arestado ang isang 22-anyos na lalaki matapos maningil para ibalik ang ninakaw niyang cellphone nitong Huwebes. Read more »

WATCH: How to protect yourself from cryptocurrency scams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 05:28 PM

Anti-Cybercrime Group Spokesperson PLt. Michelle Sabino said scammers entice their victims through investments and job advertisements. Read more »

Ilang senador nais bigyan ng intelligence fund ang DICT

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:05 AM

Ani Sen. Raffy Tulfo, mahirap na umasa lang ang DICT sa mga telcos dahil lumalabas na may utang na loob pa ang DICT sa mga ito. Read more »

Hackers demand $10M for stolen Australian health records

Steven Trask, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 03:33 PM

Hackers on Thursday demanded US$10 million to stop leaking highly sensitive records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company, as they uploaded yet more intimate details about customers. Read more »

PNP says to recruit IT grads

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 05:11 PM

The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said it would recruit graduates of courses related to information technology in 2023. Read more »

Public warned against ‘Ikaw ba 'tong nasa video?' scheme

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 05:38 PM

Filipinos on social media must not entertain clickbait links, especially those asking, "Ikaw ba 'tong nasa video?' to avoid a potential phishing scheme, PNP said on Monday. Read more »

Russian hackers say Japan hospital paid $30,000 in ransomware attack

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 27 06:25 AM

A Russia-based hacker group has claimed a Japanese hospital paid $30,000 to regain access to electronic medical records that were encrypted in a ransomware attack last October, causing major disruption to the medical institution's operations. Read more »

Australia says cybersecurity weak after medical hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 12:52 PM

Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday. Read more »

US charges Ukrainian 'Raccoon Infostealer' with cybercrimes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 07:26 AM

A Ukrainian man has been charged with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with malware in a cybercrime operation known as "Raccoon Infostealer," the US Justice Department said Tuesday. Read more »

Phishing vs banks, e-commerce spike in Q2: Kaspersky

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 03:40 PM

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said phishing attacks on Philippine e-commerce and banking spiked in the second quarter of 2022. Read more »

'Online bugaw' arestado sa Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 12:03 PM

Arestado ang isang 18 anyos na estudyante sa balayan, Batangas dahil sa umano'y pambubugaw ng kaniyang mga kaklase, ayon sa NBI. Read more »

Frat member na Illegal recruiter arestado sa Marikina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:04 AM

Nasa higit P152,000 ang kabuuang naibigay ng mga nabiktima sa umano'y pekeng recruiter na ka miyembro pa nila sa fraternity. Read more »

SIM registration won't stop scams, say computer experts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 02:17 PM

The passage of the SIM Card Registration Law may not be effective in stopping text scams, a group of computer professionals said. Read more »

US airport websites hit by suspected pro-Russian cyberattacks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 07:52 AM

The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly knocked offline Monday after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group. Read more »

Ilang tech professionals dudang mapipigil ng SIM registration ang cybercriminals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 08:54 PM

Para sa grupo ng mga tech professional, hindi tugon ang SIM card registration para pigilan ang mga cybercriminal. Read more »

Shangri-La hotels customer database hacked

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 01 06:24 PM

The Shangri-La hotel group has said a database containing the personal information of customers at eight of its Asian properties between May and July has been hacked. Read more »

Japan revises law to quickly identify cyberbullies

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 01 04:50 PM

Japan enforced Saturday a revised law that simplifies legal procedures to identify cyberbullies, accelerating efforts to relieve victims on social media and online forums more swiftly. Read more »

Pro-Russia hackers stop cyberattacks due to money woes

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 30 03:26 PM

A pro-Russia hacker group that commenced cyberattacks on Japan in early September has stopped the operation due to financial difficulties, the group said Friday. Read more »

Cyber criminals may bagong modus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:45 PM

May bagong modus na naman ang mga cyber criminal para magnakaw ng personal data. Read more »

Telcos back mandatory SIM registration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:08 PM

The Philippines’ biggest telecommunications companies on Thursday all said they support the mandatory registration of SIMs being pushed by lawmakers. Read more »