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German officials sound China alarm as 5G auctions loom

Noah Barkin, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 14 07:38 AM

The behind-the-scenes push in Berlin, which comes after decisions by Australia and the United States to ban Chinese suppliers from 5G, has emerged at a late stage, with Germany expected to start its 5G auctions in early 2019. Read more »

102,000 PH passports, credit cards affected in Cathay Pacific data breach: NPC

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 04:17 PM

MANILA - Data from some 102,000 Filipino passports and credit cards are among those affected in the massive data breach that hit Cathay Pacific earlier this year, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said in an order made public Saturday. Read more »

Vietnam could give tech companies one year to obey cyberlaw

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 07:29 PM

Vietnam may give internet companies like Google and Facebook one year to comply with a controversial cybersecurity law, according to a draft decree that outlines how the draconian bill could be implemented. Read more »

US indicts Chinese, Taiwan firms for targeting Micron trade secrets

Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 03:29 AM

They are the latest in a long list of actions taken to fight what some in the Trump administration call China's cheating on the world economic stage. Read more »

DICT partners with Kaspersky Lab to boost cybersecurity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 04:14 AM

The MOU between the DICT and Kaspersky Lab aims to boost cybersecurity defenses and to spread awareness on good Internet habits, especially among the youth. Read more »

Japan orders Facebook to improve data protection

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 09:37 PM

The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users' personal information following data breaches affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. Read more »

Third telco bidders must pledge 'not be national security threat,' DICT says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 12:15 PM

Department of Information and Communications Technology officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio told a Senate hearing that the assurance from the companies "will come with some actionable demonstration." Read more »

Facebook launches ‘war room’ to combat manipulation

Julie Charpentrat, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:38 PM

Facebook's "War Room" is a nondescript space adorned with American and Brazilian flags, a team of 20 people monitors computer screens for signs of suspicious activity. Read more »

Malicious login attempts spike worldwide, says cloud service provider

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 11:41 PM

Akamai recorded more than 30 billion malicious login attempts from November 2017 to June 2018, with hackers using botnets and stolen login credentials. Read more »

Apple tells US Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Oct 08 08:07 AM

Apple Vice President for Information Security George Stathakopoulos wrote in a letter to the Senate and House commerce committees that the company had repeatedly investigated and found no evidence for the main points in a Bloomberg Businessweek article. Read more »

Apple, Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 10:27 PM

Apple Inc and Amazon denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems contained malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, statements from the tech companies released separately by Bloomberg showed. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano mapoprotektahan ang Facebook account?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:13 PM

May payo ang National Privacy Commission at isang cybersecurity expert para mapaigting ang seguridad ng mga online account, lalo na sa social media site na Facebook. Read more »

Australian teen sparks FBI action after hacking Apple -media

Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:13 AM

An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the main computer network of technology giant Apple Inc, downloading big internal files and accessing customer accounts, because he was a fan of the company, local media reported. Read more »

Chinese hackers targeted US firms, govt after trade mission -researchers

Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 09:00 PM

Hackers operating from an elite Chinese university probed American companies and government departments for espionage opportunities following a U.S. trade delegation visit to China earlier this year, security researchers told Reuters. Read more »

Singapore seeks ASEAN cybersecurity standards as digital shift grows

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:55 PM

Officials underscored the urgent need for stronger safeguards against cyber attacks as the city-state, among Asia’s most technologically advanced cities, reeled from an unprecedented hack of its state healthcare database, the worst it has seen. Read more »

Southeast Asia seek cybersecurity deal with Russia after series of hacks

John Geddie and Manuel Mogato, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 01:20 PM

Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in the coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. Read more »

Southeast Asia seek cybersecurity deal with Russia after series of hacks

John Geddie and Manuel Mogato, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 12:19 PM

SINGAPORE/MANILA - Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. Read more »

Jollibee takes down delivery website after gov't raises privacy concern

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 04:51 PM

Jollibee said Wednesday it took down its delivery website temporarily after the government flagged "vulnerabilities" in the system that could expose user data. Read more »

Why businesses should invest in data security

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:20 AM

Failure to protect data from breaches makes a company liable under data privacy laws in the country, a consultant said Tuesday.    Read more »

Gov't to set up cybersecurity body

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:48 AM

The government will establish this year an official contact point for cybersecurity matters, an official of the Department of Information and Communication Technology said Wednesday. Read more »