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Heightened vigilance urged as financial phishing soars in PH, SE Asia

In 2024, Kaspersky blocked over 10.7 million phishing attempts worldwide linked to financial scams involving cryptocurrency, an 83 percent jump from the previous year. In the Philippines alone, 38,370 of these attacks targeted financial institutions.

Cybersecurity firm SailPoint says businesses slow to adopt identity security

A report from SailPoint revealed that 41% of organizations are only beginning to enhance their identity security measures, while a mere 10% are investing in more sophisticated security solutions.

Public warned on deep fake scams involving Lance Gokongwei

The SEC said the public is being deceived by the manipulated videos and audio recordings of Gokongwei into investing in an electronic platform registered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Fil-Am programmer creates cybersecurity system to protect US critical infra

In a world where cyberattacks can shut down pipelines, cripple electric grids, and threaten national security — a 26-year-old Filipino-American computer scientist may have...

Public warned on fake video misusing image of Marcos Jr.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has warned the public against a fabricated video making rounds on social media that falsely presents Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as promoting an online trading platform.

DICT asec formally named as new CICC chief

Renato “Aboy” Paraiso, an assistant secretary at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), has been formally installed as the new head of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).

Kaspersky warns of rising misuse of AI in Asia Pacific

According to Kaspersky experts, 2024 saw over three billion malware attacks globally, with a daily average of 467,000 malicious files detected. Windows systems were most frequently targeted, and Trojan detections rose by 33% year-over-year.

25 years after ILoveYou virus, how secure is cyberspace today?

Ironically, a quarter-century after the ILoveYou virus crisis, our inboxes remain alarmingly vulnerable.

DICT denies inaction on Cebu scam hub exposed by content creator

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) held a virtual press briefing on May 20, Tuesday, to refute allegations that it sat on the complaint filed by a foreign-based content creator who exposed a Cebu-based scam hub by posting a YouTube video, which became viral.

Study: PH cybersecurity readiness remains low at 6%

This is a slight increase from last year’s Cybersecurity Readiness Index, in which 1% of organizations in Philippines were designated as “Mature”.

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