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Cybercrimes against banks rampant during early days of quarantine: BSP

Online crimes and threats were prevalent during the earlier days of the community quarantine but these were sufficiently addressed by local banks and other financial institutions, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Most parents in SE Asia trust their kids to keep themselves safe online: report

A new study from cybersecurity company Kaspersky has revealed that 63% of moms and dads in Southeast Asia (SEA) agreed that their children are using the Internet more than they did last year, quantifying the increase at up to two more hours daily.

Scammers attack as cosplayer asks fans to post email address to join online game

Phishing scammers took advantage of what appeared to be a major blunder by well-known cosplayer and online personality Alodia Gosiengfiao after she asked her legion of fans to post their email addresses in order to join a livestream game.

E-mail phishing scams proliferating anew, Sophos warns

UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has warned against the emergence of new email phishing scams, which sneak malware and exploits into the network, and credentials and sensitive data out.

Hontiveros flags DND’s P500-M budget pitch for cybersecurity

Citing the military’s deal with third telco Dito Telecommunity as "foolish", Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she is opposing the Department of Defense (DND)’s proposal for a P500-million cybersecurity budget for 2021.

PLDT, AIM to train PAF officers on securing PH cyber assets

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has tapped telco giant PLDT, its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to train...

BPI detects 10 phishing sites daily amid surge of online fraud

BPI chief operating officer Ramon Jocson said that most of the attacks are perpetrated by Filipino syndicates that have been taking advantage of the current global health crisis.

UCBP set to file charges against perpetrators of P167-M cyber heist

Officials of the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) are set to file charges against the perpetrators of the cyber theft that cost the bank some P167 million in June 2020.

Kaspersky: Maze ransomware gaining momentum in SE Asia

Since May 2019, malicious actors have been deploying the sophisticated Windows ransomware Maze that does not stop at encrypting a private organization’s data, but also steals the same data and threatens to release it to the public and the media if ransom is not paid.

Solon pushing for additional P3.2-billion budget for CICC

The main function of the CICC, however, is now merely confined to just coordinating anti-cybercrime efforts among law enforcement agencies. Republic Act 10844 — the law that created the DICT — transferred the cybersecurity and anti-cybercrime powers of the CICC and its executive director to the DICT.

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