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Cybercrime agency warns against scams this Holy Week break

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has identified several scams that the public should be vigilant about, including fake accommodations, where villas, apartments, or seemingly legitimate hotel rooms that are advertised at “unbelievably low rates” but are non-existent.

House says it blocked off massive DDoS attack on March 13

The House of Representatives announced Thursday that its IT team has successfully blocked a staggering 541.66 million attacks on its website on Wednesday, March 13, indicating what industry experts call a Distributed Denial-of-Service or DDoS attack.

Smart toy vulnerabilities allow cybercriminals to video-chat with kids — Kaspersky

Vulnerabilities in a popular smart toy robot could make children potential targets for cybercriminals, Kaspersky researchers have discovered.

Acer PH third-party vendor breached, employee database leaked

Acer Philippines acknowledged that a security incident happened involving its third-party vendor managing employee attendance data. It assured the public that no breach or leak of any customer data occurred, and that customer data remains unaffected by the incident and are secure.

Attacks on mobile devices significantly increase in 2023, says Kaspersky

The most prevalent threat to mobile devices was adware, constituting 40.8% of all threats detected.

PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group website down after alleged breach

PNP ACG took down their website following a claim on Sunday, March 3, by the hacking group Philippines Exodus Security and Vend3tta from Philippine Cyber Mafia that they had managed to enter PNP ACG's systems and gained access to internal SQL databases.

BAP partners with Cisco to boost cybersecurity skills in PH banking sector

Banking professionals from across 13 of the leading banks in the country completed courses under the training program developed by Cisco Networking Academy.

Kaspersky unveils threat monitoring platform in PH

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky announced on Tuesday, March 5, the launch of Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA), its integrated software solution that includes a set of functions for security information and event monitoring and management.

Report: Manufacturing top target for cyberattacks in Asia Pacific

Tech titan IBM has released the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, revealing the manufacturing sector as the most-targeted industry in Asia-Pacific for the second year in a row, accounting for 46% of the incidents.

Study: Almost half of global firms struggling with cybersecurity understaffing

According to the recent Kaspersky study, more than 40% of companies worldwide are facing a shortfall of qualified cybersecurity professionals.

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