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Russia targeted by almost 25 million cyber-attacks during World Cup: Putin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 04:45 PM

Russia was the target of almost 25 million cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he did not indicate who may have been behind the attacks. Read more »

Woman charged in LA with hacking email of Selena Gomez

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 06:49 AM

A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there online has been charged with identity theft and fraud, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday.   Read more »

Death by leaks: Russian hacking helped sink Clinton 2016 campaign

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 05:47 AM

In September 2015 an FBI cybersecurity agent called up the Democratic National Committee, just gearing up for the coming presidential election, to report that Russia-linked hackers had penetrated their network. Read more »

Hackers steal $30 million from top Seoul bitcoin exchange

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 05:00 PM

Hackers stole more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea's top bitcoin exchange, sending the unit's price falling around the world on Wednesday. Read more »

Snapchat aims to spread reach to other apps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 10:41 AM

Snapchat messaging service on Thursday set out to spread its reach, and panache, to other smartphone apps with a software kit that promised to share little data about users. Read more »

Iranian national na sangkot umano sa ATM hacking arestado

Edgar Escalante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 10:13 AM

CEBU CITY - Isang Iranian national ang nahuli dahil umano sa pagkakasangkot niya sa ATM hacking, Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

Babae, patay matapos pagtatagain ng kapatid

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:49 AM

HAMTIC, Antique – Dead on the spot ang isang 21-anyos na babae matapos na pagtatagain ng nakatatandang kapatid na hinihinalang nagkaroon ng nervous breakdown, Linggo ng umaga.  Read more »

Grade 12 student, huli sa 'sextortion'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 12:03 PM

(UPDATED) Naaresto ang isang 19 anyos na lalaki sa Makati City matapos mangikil sa isang dalaga kapalit ng hindi pagpapakalat ng kaniyang mga maseselang retrato at video. Read more »

Lalaking nangikil kapalit ng pribadong larawan, kalaboso

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 05:54 AM

Kuwento ng dalagita, hinack ang social media account ng kaniyang boyfriend at doon ninakaw ang kaniyang mga pribadong larawan. Read more »

Bangladesh open to out-of-court settlement over $81M cyber heist

Reuters
Posted at May 04 03:17 AM

MANILA/DHAKA - Bangladesh would consider an out-of-court settlement with a bank in the Philippines over $81 million stolen from its accounts in New York by hackers who wired the money to Manila, Bangladesh central bank officials said on Thursday. Read more »

What are banks doing to combat hackers?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 01:41 AM

Cyber-security is currently one of the biggest challenges facing financial institutions - from data protection and compliance.  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 »

2,000 individuals affected by government data breach: privacy body

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 09:35 PM

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Tuesday said at least 2,000 individuals are affected following attacks on government websites on April Fool's Day. Read more »

'Person of interest' sa Nueva Ecija massacre, nasa kustodiya ng pulisya sa Tarlac

Edward Quinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 12:31 AM

Nasa kustodiya na ng pulisya sa Tarlac ang sinasabing person of interest sa pagpatay ng anim na magkakaanak sa San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija nitong Biyernes. Read more »

6 magkakaanak, patay sa pananaga; salarin tinutugis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 10:45 PM

Naliligo na sa sariling dugo nang madiskubre ang tatlong lalaki at tatlong babae na ayon sa mga kapitbahay ay wala pang isang buwang nangungupahan sa bahay sa Nueva Ecija.    Read more »

Hacked in their sleep: 6 massacred in N. Ecija town

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 06:22 PM

MANILA - Six members of a family were hacked to death while sleeping in a house they are renting in San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija on Friday. Read more »

H.K. telecom service provider hacked, personal data exposed

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 18 09:19 PM

A major Hong Kong telecommunication service provider said Wednesday a dormant database containing personal details of some 380,000 customers was hacked, according to a company statement posted on the Hong Kong bourse.   Read more »

2 tuta, pinagtataga ng lasing sa Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 02:59 AM

TALISAY CITY, Cebu - Patay ang 2 tuta matapos pagtatagain umano ng isang lalaking lasing sa Talisay City nitong Lunes. Read more »

U.S., Britain blame Russia for global cyber attack

Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 06:32 AM

The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators around the globe.   Read more »

Dalagita, pinagtataga ng 'binasted' na manliligaw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 01:22 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Patay ang isang 18-anyos na babae matapos umanong pagtatagain ng kaniyang manliligaw sa siyudad nitong Linggo. Read more »