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Expect more sophisticated cyberattacks in 2025, says Fortinet PH

Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) providers continue to represent the majority of bad actors, and Fortinet expects that these groups will increasingly focus on specialization, offering services that target specific segments of the attack chain.

Gov’t, private sectors link up to protect fintech industry

The initiative, dubbed Protecta Fintech, aims to unite stakeholders across the fintech industry to foster a secure and equitable digital environment.

Kaspersky: Financial phishing continues to be a menace to SE Asian firms

Howeve, the Philippines chalked up the least number of threats at 26,080.

CICC, DICT shoot down claim eGovPH site was hacked

The CICC said the alleged eGovPH data breach in the Breach Forums is nothing more than a fake hacking claim.

Research reveals ‘123456’ is most common password of Pinoys

Almost half of the world’s most common passwords this year are made of the easiest keyboard combinations of numbers and letters, for instance “qwerty,” “1q2w3e4r5t,” and “123456789.” The Philippines is no exception, with such passwords leading the list.

Tech groups call for tighter regulatory regime for fintech firms

Two local technology groups have called on the fintech industry, particularly e-wallet firms, to institute stronger cybersecurity measures and consumer protection in the wake of recent unauthorized fund transactions on the GCash e-wallet platform.

BSP orders GCash to refund deductions as DICT starts probe

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has instructed GCash to immediately resolve the reported unauthorized deductions on account balances of affected GCash users and swiftly complete the process of refunds.

CICC, NTC keeping watch over latest GCash snafu

Before GCash came out with the statement that the issue was caused by “system reconciliation”, Manila Bulletin columnist Arturo Samaniego Jr., who was implicated recently by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) as a hacking mastermind, again tried to muddle the issue by claiming in his Facebook post that the losses experienced by GCash users was due to a phishing attack.

Smart warns users against messages from ‘fake cell towers’

Using ‘fake cell towers’, scammers are able to bypass telco networks to send SMS directly to mobile users, and can even use legitimate company names as the sender name.

Gov’t probing ‘cheapfakes’ on ex-DILG chief Abalos

Based on Comelec Resolution 11064 promulgated in September 2024, cheapfakes refer "to forms of visual disinformation for which authentic images or videos are re-contextualized to deliberately alter their meaning.”

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