Unbox recently reported on a suspected data breach at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), an attack that the national data collection office claimed likely only affected one of its systems. However, a closer look at the alleged compromised data suggests that other government agencies may have been breached as well. The PSA learned of a […]
With over 600GB worth of sensitive PhilHealth data exposed by hackers, curious individuals might be tempted to download it. The NBI has gone ahead and told GMA News that you should not attempt to download the leaked PhilHealth data. Based on the analysis made by NBI’s Cybercrime division, Cybercrime Chief Jeremy Lontoc said that aside […]
Aside from the BSP and Congress, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) is also conducting its investigation on the GCash hack attempt, where they are investigating a possible data breach involving compromised accounts. To recall, GCash’s initial findings on the incident, where they foiled a supposed hack attempt that involved Php 37 million, the fraudster made […]
Many eyes have been watching the progress of the SIM Card Registration Act, which finally made it to the Senate last month after some lengthy processes. Now, it appears ever closer to its implementation as President Bongbong Marcos is set to sign the SIM Card Registration Act tomorrow, October 10. To summarize, the goal of […]
There has been a data leak causing mobile users to receive personalized scam messages. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is pointing at contact tracing platforms as the main culprit. NTC Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios acknowledged that the spam texts “possibly” came from contact tracing platforms, which are mandatory forms for Filipinos entering establishments such as […]
Google is taking privacy and security extremely seriously. In order to prove this point, the team has doubled down on its commitment in fostering the values of its Global Cross Border Policy Rules (CBPR) program. Now that the internet has brought the world within arm’s reach, what exactly does this program uphold? Photo: Bloomberg Discussing […]
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has recently made a statement in response to the data breach allegations against contact tracing data privacy. This civil unrest stems from countless individuals receiving suspicious spam messages, usually discussing bogus job offers with suspicious links. The SMS phishing tactic in question was designed to steal sensitive information, leading to […]
“Looking for a full-time job with a daily income of insert sky-high amount here? Click this link!” If you’ve also received one of these, or even more annoyingly a plethora of similar messages – know that you’re not alone. More and more netizens have been reporting that these “contact tracing spam texts” have been finding […]
Singaporean e-commerce site ShopBack has notified its customers that it become aware of an incident that involved “unauthorized” access to their systems which contained sensitive data including customer information. While details of the extent of the unauthorized access are still not clear, the company is confident that none of their customer’s personal data has been […]
It’ll make things simpler for developers of tracing apps Apple and Google’s jointly developed, cross-platform tracing API will be available to developers by next week, way ahead of schedule. This was revealed by Apple CEO Tim Cook via a video call to European commissioner Thierry Breton. The new API will help developers create contact tracing […]
It’ll be similar to the one made in Singapore The Philippine government is turning to smartphones in its fight to contain COVID-19 in the country. According to the Inquirer, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) chair Raymund Liboro was assisting a team of 15 software engineers and designers from the University of the Philippines to launch […]
Heads up The National Privacy Commission has suspended Grab’s selfie verification as well as it’s pilot audio-video recordings over concerns of its implementation. In a Cease And Desist Order (CDO) to Grab Philippines, the agency states that Grab did not sufficiently identify and assess the risks posed by the data processing systems to the rights […]