It seems that scammers are still on a roll even during Valentine’s Day, as research firm Cyren reports that customers of UnionBank were the latest victims of an SMS Phishing attack, where they were offered Php 10,000 as a treat for being a “loyal customer” of the bank. Some UnionBank users received the suspicious SMS […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross just released an update on a hack incident that was discovered sometime this month. According to the statement, one of their cyber partners alerted them about suspicious activities in their Family Links services. Photo courtesy of Juliana Amador Mesa, ICRC The program in question works to restore and […]
Bank scams were definitely the talk of the town last year. This is why a law protecting bank depositors, as well as the banking industry, is very much needed according to a lawmaker. For Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera, it is time that they define the extent and limits of a bank’s liability during scamming incidents. […]
After Congress approves the SIM Registration Act, the Senate approved the said bill, voting 21-0-0 on the third and final reading. Known as SB 2395, the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will require all mobile phone users to register their SIM cards with their respective telco providers. Failure to do so would mean having their […]