Anonymous PH denies role in Sept. 21 protest violence, blames CPP-NPA, but gov’t cyberattacks spike as hacktivists escalate website defacements and breaches.
Thousands of Filipinos took to the streets over the weekend to demand accountability in government infrastructure spending, with their calls for transparency and reform echoed online by hacktivist groups that defaced nearly 20 government websites in a show of digital protest.
The platform, called MaxiSafe, combines a content delivery network (CDN) with AI-driven protection tools to help organizations manage growing risks linked to cloud adoption.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is investigating a hacking incident on the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) Policy Reform, Innovation, and Streamlining Management (PRISM) platform that occurred on the evening of September 16, 2025.
The global education sector is showing progress in its fight against ransomware, with institutions reporting shorter recovery times, fewer ransom payouts, and lower overall costs.
The feature, called SMS Scam Shield, is initially available to Android users and works by alerting subscribers when they receive suspicious messages, particularly those impersonating brands such as Globe or GCash.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has cautioned the public against phishing scams in which fraudsters pose as PSA personnel to obtain personal information linked to the National ID system.
The FinTech Alliance Philippines has thrown its support behind the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) after the central bank invoked the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) for the first time in connection with the ongoing flood-control corruption controversy.
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by cybercriminals to accelerate illegal operations, underscoring the growing risks posed by emerging technologies.
The hacktivist group Deathnote Hackers International has claimed responsibility for the leak of roughly 445,000 entries from Pagcor's National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP), which contains names of government officials prohibited from playing in gambling establishments.
