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TikTok, Roblox, game videos: what kids looked for in 2020-2021

In the Philippines, the top five most popular apps and websites for Filipino children are YouTube (29.40%), TikTok (14.47%), Messenger (13.51%), Roblox (8.71%), and Facebook (8.50%).

‘Ransomware 2.0’ continues to pose threat to Asia Pacific, says Kaspersky

Kaspersky also warned that “ransomware 2.0” are targeting not just money, but also sensitive data.

Sophos says it has uncovered 167 fake Android, iOS crypto apps

Attackers are using the apps to steal money from people who believe they have installed a financial trading, banking, or cryptocurrency app from a well-known and trusted organization.

42% of PH firms hit by ransomware in 2020, spent P40M in recovery cost

But, the propensity of Philippines organizations to pay the ransom (4%) is way lower than the worldwide average (32%), the report from Sophos said.

PH cybersecurity unit issues advisory on Facebook malicious tagging

The National Computer Emergency Response Team (N-CERT) and cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have recommended ways on how to prevent becoming a victim of the malicious tagging in Facebook.

Twitter account of Philippine Statistics Authority compromised

The original name and profile picture of the account were eventually restored, but with the scam and spam messages still present.

Kaspersky lists 5 most common mobile malware in PH

Identified as the most common malicious software (malware) detected in mobile devices of Filipinos are Trojans.

OFWs, rural folks ‘especially’ vulnerable to Facebook data leak 2021 re-release

A security researcher who analyzed the leaked files found that a Philippine data set contained over 899,000 entries, larger than the popularly reported figure of 879,699.

NPC probing breach of 879,699 Facebook accounts in PH

Reports over the weekend have indicted that a large-scale breach affected 533 million global users in Facebook.

Stagnant budgets, apathetic execs remain cybersecurity barriers in PH — study

The cybersecurity skills gap also continues to be a problem for businesses in the Philippines. Nearly 45% of local businesses have said that lack of cybersecurity skills is challenging for their organization.

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