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US, UK raise alarm on cybercriminals targeting work-from-home individuals

In a joint advisory, the UK’s National Cyber Seurity Centre and the US Department of Homeland Security said cybercriminals are “scanning for known vulnerabilities in remote working tools and software, which is evidence that they are looking to take advantage of the increase in people working from home.”

Hackers selling 500,000 Zoom accounts for less than a peso each

More than half a million Zoom accounts and credentials are sold at dirt-cheap prices on the Dark Web. A few of these accounts are even given away for free.

Report identifies 30 ‘fleeceware’ apps targeting iPhone users

Sophos has released a report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through costly subscriptions or unscrupulous in-app purchases.

Data protection ranks as top security issue in SE Asia

Based on the interviews conducted with nearly 300 IT business decision-makers in SEA last year, companies fear data loss and being exposed to a targeted attack the most (34%), followed by electronic leakage of data from internal systems (31%).

Facebook sues tech firm for selling software that skirts ad review

The lawsuit was filed against LeadCloak and its founder Basant Gajjar for selling the “cloaking” software to scammers that fool the ad-review systems both on Facebook and Instagram.

Zoom vows to shape up as Google bars employees from using app

Zoom has zoomed to global stardom but a growing number of companies, which now includes Google, have barred their employees from using it due to security vulnerability concerns.

SEC warns investors against 5 online, crypto firms

In separate advisories dated April 7, the SEC warned the public against investing in Cryptec, CryptoPeso, V2R Trades, Lao Razon Trading and/or Lao Razon Marketing, and Sakto Online Advertising.

In internal memo, PLDT-Smart bans its employees from using Zoom

The memo from PLDT-Smart’s Cyber Security Operators Group labeled Zoom as a “malware”, adding that its blacklisting is necessary to avert a “privacy disaster”.

SEC flags online, text scams riding on Covid-19 crisis

In its most recent advisories, the SEC urged the public to stop investing in MAGINVESTKA.ONLINE (MIK.O), which purportedly trades Bitcoin against the US dollar, and Azenzo-Online, which supposedly operates as an independent crowdfunding platform.

BPI encourages clients to be more cybersafe with digital security features

The bank emphasizes that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility.

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