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'We don't sell people's data,' says Facebook's Zuckerberg

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 01:42 PM

2018 was a horrific year for Facebook, marked by a series of scandals over data protection and privacy and concerns that the leading social network had been manipulated by foreign interests for political purposes.  Read more »

Paano maprotektahan ang anak sa 'panganib' ng internet?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 01:46 PM

Pero nagbabala ang isang psychologist na mayroon ding panganib na maaaring idulot ang paggamit ng internet. Read more »

France sees Huawei 'risks' for 5G networks: foreign minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 08:33 AM

France joins several western nations which have voiced fears that using Huawei base stations and other gear could give Chinese authorities access to critical network infrastructure worldwide, possibly allowing it to spy on foreign governments. Read more »

Israeli-PH joint venture to implement gov't cybersecurity system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 11:41 PM

Forty Philippine government agencies that are critical to national security and economic stability are to be covered and protected by a new system that will monitor and respond to threats to their cyber operations. Read more »

US to formally seek extradition of Huawei CFO, says Canadian envoy

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 01:34 PM

The United States will proceed with the formal extradition from Canada of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Canada's ambassador to the United States told the Globe and Mail, in a move certain to ratchet up tensions with China. Read more »

Senate to check Mislatel compliance when third telco hearing resumes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 08:51 AM

During the hearing on Thursday, the Senate public services committee will check Mislatel's compliance with the 90-day period given by regulators to fulfill requirements, said the panel's chairperson, Sen. Grace Poe. Read more »

Cebuana Lhuillier bares data breach, tells clients to secure accounts

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 01:27 PM

Cebuana Lhuillier on Saturday admitted that one of its servers fell victim to data breach incidents that may have compromised the personal data of its customers. Read more »

Facebook removes pages, accounts with Russia links

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:37 PM

Facebook Inc said Thursday it has removed a number of pages, accounts and groups that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. Read more »

Chinese-led Safe Philippines faces Senate probe on security concerns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:13 PM

Safe Philippines, which will establish a video surveillance system among others, was awarded in November to China Telecommunication Construction Corp with Huawei Technologies as equipment supplier. Read more »

DICT unit to launch own probe on passport data incident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:52 PM

The Department of Information Technology and Communications' (DICT) CyberSecurity Bureau on Monday said it would conduct its own investigation on the alleged passport data loss. Read more »

Huawei Canada exec leaves post as scrutiny of company grows

Jim Finkle and David Ljunggren, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 11:26 AM

One of Huawei Canada's top executives on Friday disclosed he was leaving his post after more than 7 years with the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, which is facing heightened scrutiny over security issues from Canada and its allies. Read more »

Norway considering whether to exclude China's Huawei from building 5G network

Gwladys Fouche, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 05:28 PM

OSLO - Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaching new cyber law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 04:22 PM

HANOI - Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content from its site, the first reprimand since the controversial bill came into effect days ago. Read more »

Cyber researcher cancels public talk on hacking Apple's Face ID

Jim Finkle and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 07:05 AM

A cyber security researcher canceled a hacking conference briefing on how he said he could crack biometric facial recognition on Apple Inc iPhones, at the request of his employer, which called the work "misleading." Read more »

What to expect at CES 2019, world's largest technology fair

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 03:17 PM

The Jan. 8 to 11 Las Vegas trade event offers a glimpse into new products and services designed to make people's lives easier, fun and more productive, reaching across diverse sectors such as entertainment, health, transportation, agriculture and sports. Read more »

Vietnam's draconian cybersecurity bill comes into effect

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 03:31 PM

Vietnam's new cybersecurity law has received sharp criticism from the US, the EU and internet freedom advocates who say it mimics China's repressive censorship of the internet. Read more »

China denies 'slanderous' economic espionage charges from US, allies

Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 12:45 PM

China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it resolutely opposed "slanderous" accusations from the United States and other allies criticizing China for economic espionage, urging Washington to withdraw its accusations.   Read more »

China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients -sources

Christopher Bing, Jack Stubbs and Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 07:46 AM

Hackers working on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security breached the networks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and IBM, then used the access to hack into their clients' computers, according to 5 sources familiar with the attacks. Read more »

US, allies slam China for economic espionage, spies indicted

Diane Bartz and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 07:37 AM

The United States and 3 allies condemned China for economic espionage on Thursday as American prosecutors charged 2 Chinese nationals tied to a spy agency in a wide-ranging cyber campaign that stole confidential data from US government agencies and businesses, fanning tensions with Beijing. Read more »

Facebook shares drop as data privacy fallout spreads

Lisa Lambert and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 11:01 AM

Facebook Inc shares sank on Wednesday as concerns about its ability to safeguard user data sparked a government lawsuit, criticism in the US Congress and a New York Times report on how it had shared data with other companies. Read more »