An Internet security firm has warned online users, particularly from the Philippines, of another scam campaign on Facebook that spreads a malicious browser plug-in via social engineering techniques.
The campaign website of presidential candidate Grace Poe was discovered hacked at around noon on Wednesday, April 27. The site's administrator, however, was able to restore the site immediately.
Banks and other financial institutions should empower their clients with greater user controls over their accounts in light of increasing incidents of data breaches globally, including the recent Commission on Elections (Comelec)-related data leak allegedly exposing personal sensitive information of more than 55 million voters in the Philippines.
The Comelec has been given 24 hours to respond, after which a formal complaint will be filed against the poll body before the National Privacy Commission.
Sen. Ralph Recto issued the appeal after a 23-year-old information technology fresh graduate who was arrested for hacking the website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reportedly admitted to the crime and claimed he did it out of boredom.
According to a study by Internet security firm Kaspersky Lab, people are still recklessly sharing private information over the Internet in risky situations.
TrendMicro said the Comelec breach may surpass the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack last 2015 that leaked sensitive personal identifiable information (PII), including fingerprints and social security numbers (SSN) of 20 million US citizens.
A new survey carried out by Intel Security has revealed that the Philippines is the highest ranked country in the Southeast Asian region when it comes to enhancing controls for Internet of Things (IoT) security.
