A Facebook post by online news site Bilyonaryo discussing a possible leadership change at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was quickly swarmed by suspected troll accounts posting coordinated comments defending DICT secretary Henry Aguda.
Around March 7, the Android application of the cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform started sending push notifications that when tapped, led to phishing websites, with some users reporting having received phishing emails as well.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation website is currently inaccessible to residents in the Philippines, a situation some netizens attribute to a geofencing block.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is requesting written comments and inputs on a proposed department circular on the mandatory identity verification of user accounts on social media platforms.
Called “About This Account”, the features allow users to view geographical details about where an account is based, the region of the app store the account is linked to, the original join date of an account, and how many times an account changed its username.
Anonymous PH denies role in Sept. 21 protest violence, blames CPP-NPA, but gov’t cyberattacks spike as hacktivists escalate website defacements and breaches.
The hacktivist group Deathnote Hackers International has claimed responsibility for the leak of roughly 445,000 entries from Pagcor's National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP), which contains names of government officials prohibited from playing in gambling establishments.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) held a virtual press briefing on May 20, Tuesday, to refute allegations that it sat on the complaint filed by a foreign-based content creator who exposed a Cebu-based scam hub by posting a YouTube video, which became viral.
Local hacking group Philippine Exodus Security claimed they had infiltrated the mail systems of the Philippine Army and Philippine Navy, and had obtained highly confidential documents from the Department of National Defense (DND).
