Using a premium, often, international number, scammers call their victim and then intentionally drop it after one ring, just long enough to register a missed call.
The National Association of Data Protection Officers of the Philippines (NADPOP), Philippine Computer Emergency Response Team (PH-CERT), and Secure Digital Life Center (SDLC) have partnered with the global technology firm Tools for Humanity (TFH) and its cryptocurrency project, World Network.
Cybersecurity firm Sophos recently released a reoprt, which details attacker behavior and techniques from over 400 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) cases in 2024.
The fraudulent schemes typically involve phishing attempts that disguise themselves as services offering assistance with National ID registration, printing of IDs, correcting errors, or downloading the Digital National ID, among other things.
The Philippine Scam Prevention Center (PSPC) will primarily function as the central agency that will lead enforcement efforts against digital fraud and online financial scams.
Local hacking group Philippine Exodus Security claimed they had infiltrated the mail systems of the Philippine Army and Philippine Navy, and had obtained highly confidential documents from the Department of National Defense (DND).
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has launched the Financial Cyber Resilience Governance Council (FCRGC) to boost collaboration across the financial sector to strengthen...
Stock market broker AB Capital Securities admitted last Feb. 3 that its system was hacked last Jan. 25, causing the temporary suspension of its trading activities for its clients. PCSO, meanwhile, denied that its system was breached by a local hacking group.
