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Woman incurs P200K credit card debt in alleged hacking; BPI, Lazada react

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 03:17 PM

Digital retail giant Lazada on Friday asked its customers to "exercise caution" if they notice any "suspicious" transactions on their cards. Read more »

US companies urged to protect against foreign government hackers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 08:15 AM

The US intelligence community launched a campaign Monday to help US business defend against hacking by foreign governments like China and Russia. 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 »

'Fresh start': Bakit nawalan ng laman ang Instagram ni Liza Soberano

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:02 AM

Nilinaw ni Liza Soberano na hindi hacking ang dahilan kung bakit burado na ang lahat ng laman ng kaniyang Instagram account.  Read more »

White House considers new year executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases

David Shepardson and Diane Bartz, Reuters
Posted at Dec 27 05:18 PM

President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE, 3 sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. 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 »

US indicts Chinese govt hackers over attacks in 12 countries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 01:25 AM

The US Justice Department on Thursday announced the indictment of two Chinese government hackers who allegedly targeted 45 companies and agencies in a dozen countries, which US officials said showed Beijing had not fulfilled its pledge to stop such actions. Read more »

EU investigates hacked diplomatic communications

Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 09:30 AM

The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about US Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc said on Wednesday. Read more »

China's hacking against US on the rise - intelligence official

Jim Finkle and Christopher Bing, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 06:20 AM

NEW YORK - A senior US intelligence official said on Tuesday that Chinese cyber activity in the United States had risen in recent months, targeting critical infrastructure in what may be attempts to lay the groundwork for future disruptive attacks. Read more »

Surge in China theft of Australia company secrets: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 05:37 PM

China has sharply escalated cyberattacks on Australian companies this year in a "constant, significant effort" to steal intellectual property, according to a report published Tuesday that angered Beijing. Read more »

Sekyu, tinaga ng kapwa sekyu dahil sa selos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 06:00 AM

MAYNILA - Tinangkang pagtatagain ng isang security guard ang kapwa security guard sa Barangay 163, Malibay, Pasay City dahil sa selos. Read more »

Cathay apologizes over data breach but denies cover-up

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 03:55 PM

It emerged this week that the breach was the result of a sustained cyber attack for three months. 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 »

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 »

Pentagon investigating cyber breach of travel records

Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 06:29 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is investigating a cyber breach of some of its travel records that led to personal information being exposed, the military said on Friday. Read more »

Facebook says hackers accessed data of 29 million users

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 01:51 AM

Facebook said Friday that hackers accessed personal data of 29 million users in a breach at the world's leading social network disclosed late last month. Read more »

Babae, patay matapos pagtatagain ng nakaalitang kostumer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 06:33 AM

AGUSAN DEL SUR - Patay ang isang babae matapos pagtatagain ng nakaalitang kostumer sa Barangay San Vicente, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur noong Linggo ng hapon. Read more »

New Pentagon weapons systems easily hacked: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 02:33 AM

New US weapons systems being developed by the US Department of Defense can be easily be hacked by adversaries, a new government report said on Tuesday.   Read more »