In line with the government’s directive to protect the nation’s digital infrastructure, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry R. Aguda vowed swift and decisive action against hackers targeting the country’s critical infrastructure.
A new report from software behemoth Microsoft has revealed that AI has started to lower the technical bar for fraud and cybercrime actors looking for their own productivity tools, making it easier and cheaper to generate believable content for cyberattacks at an increasingly rapid rate.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry Aguda attended his first Executive Committee (ExeComm) meeting as chair of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Monday, April 21, with DICT assistant secretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso.
Using a premium, often, international number, scammers call their victim and then intentionally drop it after one ring, just long enough to register a missed call.
The National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (NADPOP), Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team (PH-CERT), and Secure Digital Life Center (SDLC) have partnered with the global technology firm Tools for Humanity (TFH) and its cryptocurrency project, World Network.
Cybersecurity firm Sophos recently released a reoprt, which details attacker behavior and techniques from over 400 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) cases in 2024.
The fraudulent schemes typically involve phishing attempts that disguise themselves as services offering assistance with National ID registration, printing of IDs, correcting errors, or downloading the Digital National ID, among other things.
The Philippine Scam Prevention Center (PSPC) will primarily function as the central agency that will lead enforcement efforts against digital fraud and online financial scams.
