PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications have urged Internet users to be wary of websites they visit, especially those that require login credentials.
Scammers often use e-wallet accounts that are not registered under their names. Fraudsters are able to do this by using or buying SIM cards in the black market that are registered with e-wallets under people who sell or lend their identities.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said there is a need to look after the vulnerable sectors against fraudsters as he noted that most elderly consumers are unfamiliar with today's technology, which is taken advantage of by organized crime syndicates who use social media and other online platforms in carrying out their scams.
A consumer group filed a case on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to revoke the operating licenses of courier firm J&T and its franchise partners due to alleged unlawful business practices.
Dominant telcos Globe Telecom and Smart Communications are ready battle it out against upstart rival Dito Telecommunity at the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) after the anti-trust agency said on Friday, Aug. 26, that it is opening an investigation based on the complaint filed by the Dennis Uy-owned operator.
Philippine companies paid $1.6 billion on average through the nose for ransomware attacks in 2022, making the country the third most-extorted by ransomware in the world next only to Japan and the Netherlands, according to cybersecurity firm Sophos.
In the aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic, as much as 50% of Filipino employees are battling with mental health issues due to financial worries, work demands, and return-to-work anxiety, according to healthcare services provider MindNation.
Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Benjamin Diokno identified digitalization as the key in transforming and eradicating corruption within the government’s two main revenue agencies.
Fact-checking is a basic skill that everyone should learn, Deunida is quick to point out, adding that there are some quick and easy ways to help spot fake news.
