e-Security

GCash said it worked closely with the NBI to arrest a gang that sold scam pages, including an imitation of the GCash webpage to dupe users via phishing to get sensitive data.

The Land Bank of the Philippines clarified on Monday, Jan. 24, that its systems were not hacked following reports that alleged unauthorized transactions were experienced by two teachers who maintain payroll accounts with the state-owned bank.

Cybersecurity and anti-virus solutions provider Kaspersky recently reported a growing trend in cybercriminal behavior - targeting high-profile ICT supply chains.

BPI chief digital officer Noel Santiago said money mules facilitate the transfer of illegally obtained money on behalf of someone else.

Threat actors sought to take advantage of vulnerable online consumers during the busiest retail period of the year.

In a statement, BHW party-list representative Angelica Natasha Co said the debunked Comelec hacking claim “is an attempt to cast seeds of doubt in the minds of the public on an IT matter that is beyond their understanding.”

Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon has already branded the purported breach as “fake news” and admonished Manila Bulletin to check their information.

Agusan del Norte representative Lawrence Fortun said in a statement that the Manila Bulletin report was apparently erroneous as “[i]t appears now the alleged hacked files do not exist.”

Experts from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) have revealed the four top trends to look out for this year.

In filing Senate Resolution No. 961, re-electionist senator Sherwin Gatchalian sought to direct the appropriate committee to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, with the end goal of strengthening the legal framework to enhance the enforcement of Data Privacy Act, Cybercrime Prevention Act, New Central Bank Act, and other related laws.