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How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 03:17 PM

While many Android devices will likely be vulnerable to compromise, the diversity of hardware and software makes it more difficult to deploy a single malicious tool to a wide user base. Read more »

EXPLAINER: What are the hacking accusations against China?

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jul 21 12:54 PM

Several countries accuse ‘cyber actors’ backed by the Chinese government of hacking the Microsoft Exchange email server. Allegations of Chinese cyberattacks are mounting, but Beijing has pointed the finger at the US as the matter becomes part of a broader rivalry. Read more »

US and allies accuse China of global hacking spree

Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 08:59 AM

The United States and its allies accused China on Monday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking. Read more »

Firms urged to get 3rd-party checkers to reinforce cybersecurity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 06:34 PM

Philippines firms need third-party players to check vulnerabilities in terms of their online security defenses, cybersecurity testing platform Secuna told ANC.    Read more »

Firm uncovers Chinese 'wide-scale' malware campaign vs Filipino internet users, gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 08:57 PM

MANILA — Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a "rare, wide-scale" advanced persistent threat (APT) drive by Chinese "actors" against internet users in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Philippines. Read more »

WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 03:20 PM

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which has prompted a global outcry and led some users to switch to rival apps Telegram and Signal. Read more »

Microsoft patches 'PrintNightmare' flaw in Windows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 12:13 AM

Microsoft on Wednesday urged users of Windows-powered computers to install a freshly released patch to thwart hackers trying to take advantage of a potentially serious flaw in the operating system. Read more »

Japan seeks stronger cybersecurity amid China, Russia threats

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 07 06:26 PM

The Japanese government on Wednesday compiled a new cybersecurity strategy for the next three years stating for the first time suspected involvement of the Chinese and Russian governments in cyberattacks and calling for enhanced deterrence.   Read more »

Biden says ransomware attack caused 'minimal damage' to US companies

Raphael Satter and Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 11:56 AM

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the ransomware attack centered on the Florida information technology firm Kaseya seems to have inflicted only "minimal damage" on American businesses.   Read more »

Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, US firm's CEO says

Raphael Satter, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 08:41 AM

Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday.   Read more »

Massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 04 09:54 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - A ransomware attack on a US IT company potentially targeted 1,000 businesses, researchers said Saturday, with one of Sweden's biggest supermarket chains revealing it had to temporarily close around 800 stores after losing access to its checkouts. Read more »

Investigation ongoing: DOST won't name agency linked to media cyberattacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 06:05 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Thursday admitted it provided the IP address linked to the cyberattacks against 2 alternative news websites, but stopped short of naming the agency it was assigned to, citing an ongoing investigation by another government agency. Read more »

Alternative news websites hit by alleged state-backed cyberattacks: digital forensics

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 02:57 PM

Two alternative news organizations cried foul Wednesday after a Sweden-based digital forensics group uncovered a barrage of potentially state-backed cyberattacks against their websites. Read more »

Philippines urged to hone, upskill cybersecurity experts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 03:33 PM

The country needs to train new cybersecurity experts and upskill current practitioners as threats escalate while expertise remains "disproportionately inadequate," the Philippine Institute of Cyber Security Professionals (PICSPro) said Monday. Read more »

US says ransomware attack on meatpacker JBS likely from Russia; cattle slaughter resuming

Tom Polansek and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 09:58 AM

JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, said on Tuesday night it had made "significant progress in resolving the cyberattack." Read more »

Toshiba's European business hit by cyberattack: source

Reuters
Posted at May 14 02:30 PM

Toshiba Corp's European business has been hit by a cyberattack, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, with public broadcaster NHK identifying the perpetrators as DarkSide, the group the US FBI blamed for the Colonial Pipeline attack. Read more »

China deletes 2 million online posts for ‘historical nihilism’

Jun Mai, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 11 10:40 PM

Deleted posts had ‘polluted’ the online environment with ‘harmful’ discussion of history, China's cybersecurity administration said.  Read more »

Top US fuel pipeline operator shuts whole network after cyber attack

Stephanie Kelly and Christopher Bing, Reuters
Posted at May 09 12:44 AM

NEW YORK - Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network after a cyber attack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware software. Read more »

TIPS: Mga dapat gawin kapag na-tag sa malisyosong Facebook link

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:21 PM

Narito ang ilang dapat gawin kapag nakatanggap ng malisyosong link sa Facebook, ayon sa isang cyber security analyst.    Read more »

3 simple ways to protect yourselves from malicious video tags on Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 06:56 PM

If you recently got tagged in a malicious post on Facebook by someone you don't know, don't click on it. Read more »