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BDO warns vs scammers taking advantage of COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 04:38 PM

BDO said scammers are sending out emails or calling customers and posing as legitimate bank personnel offering a loan payment extension. Read more »

US charges 2 Chinese nationals with helping N.Korea steal millions in cryptocurrency

Josh Smith, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 03 09:49 PM

Globally, the virus has killed more than 3,100 people and infected over 90,000 even as a clear shift in the crisis emerges, with nine times as many new cases recorded outside China as inside, according to the World Health Organization. Read more »

Some ABS-CBN employees get alert on 'government-backed' hack attempt

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 12:44 PM

The notification did not say which government is backing the alleged attack. Read more »

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 07:34 AM

The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details. Read more »

Facebook account ni Camille Prats, na-hack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 03:05 PM

Nananawagan ngayon ng tulong ang aktres na si Camille Prats matapos ma-hack ang kaniyang Facebook page.  Read more »

Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos' phone, UN report will say

Joseph Menn and Hesham Abdul Khalek, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 22 04:43 PM

Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos' phone and both the kingdom and the United States should investigate, a person familiar with the matter said.   Read more »

2 arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt in Netherlands, Northern Ireland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 02:13 AM

WeLeakInfo.com allegedly offered unlimited access to all information on its site for two dollars a day or 25 dollars a month, the NOS public broadcaster said. Read more »

Connected cars moving targets for hackers

Julie Jammot, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 10 03:11 PM

Israeli cybersecurity firm GuardKnox demonstrated the threat in a Formula 1 driving simulation at the Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas. Read more »

Hackers cripple airport currency exchanges, seek $6 million ransom

Amie Tsang, The New York Times
Updated as of Jan 10 08:50 AM

The disruption has also affected banks like Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC, which have been unable to fulfill foreign currency orders for their customers. Read more »

PCOO Instagram account hacked

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 12:07 PM

The official Instagram page of the Presidential Communications Operations Office was hacked, one of its officials confirmed Wednesday. Read more »

Somebody’s watching: Hackers breach home security cameras in US

Neil Vigdor, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 17 08:19 AM

Cybersecurity experts said it’s not that difficult for hackers to gain access to “internet of things” devices, which include Ring security cameras and voice assistants, such as Alexa and Google Home. Read more »

Who’s hacking your Spotify?

Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 06 12:55 PM

When a Spotify account gets hacked, the hackee is able to see the music the hacker has chosen (either on the hacker’s device, or sometimes, presumably by accident, on the hackee’s). A portrait of the hacker often emerges. Read more »

Dog wounded after hacking incident in Cebu

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 06:46 PM

A 9-month-old dog sustained a huge wound on his head after being reportedly hacked with a blade by a resident in Barangay Mantuyong here on Monday. Read more »

Stop! Don’t charge your smartphone this way

Aimee Ortiz, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 21 11:49 AM

As the busy holiday season approaches, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is warning travelers about a USB charger scam, or “juice jacking.” Read more »

Inuman nauwi sa pikunan: Lalaki patay nang pagtatagain ng kapatid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 11:15 AM

Patay ang isang lalaki nang pagtatagain ng nakatatandang kapatid sa Cauayan City, Negros Occidental.  Read more »

US gov't sees no evidence of hacking in Tuesday's elections

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 10:25 AM

Voting in US state and local elections on Tuesday showed no evidence of successful tampering by any foreign government, the Justice Department and six US security agencies said.   Read more »

China sharpens hacking to hound its minorities, far and wide

Nicole Perlroth, Kate Conger and Paul Mozur, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 06:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — China’s state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years, substituting selectivity for what had been a scattershot approach to their targets and showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders. Read more »

Prince Harry sues UK tabloids over 'phone hacking'

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 05 05:20 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Prince Harry has launched legal action against 2 British tabloid newspaper publishers over alleged phone hacking just days after he condemned the press for critical coverage of his wife. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mas mabigat na parusa vs ATM skimming, bank hacking

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 05:04 PM

Maaari nang hatulan ng aabot sa habambuhay na pagkakakulong ang mga sangkot sa ATM skimming at bank hacking, ayon sa isang abogado. Read more »

Bank hackers, ATM skimmers may face life imprisonment under new law

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 11:55 AM

Hackers trying to access bank systems and personal online bank accounts can now face life imprisonment and up to P5 million in fines under a new law that classifies hacking and skimming as economic sabotage. Read more »