The National Privacy Commission demands Cathay Pacific for an explanation Following the massive data breach at Cathay Pacific’s database, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) revealed to the public the airline’s findings on the said. From the 9.4 million affected customers, around 102,209 Filipinos were affected by the data breach. Breaking down the data, 35,700 Philippine passport numbers […]
Around 9.4 million customers are affected by it Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific reported today that their servers suffered a major breach, leading to the information of 9.4 million customers stolen by hackers. According to their latest report, identity card numbers, names, dates of birth, and postal addresses may have been compromised due to the […]
This is totally unacceptable Uber is no stranger to scandals and controversy, but the company has managed to outdo itself this time. In an interview to Bloomberg, current CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed that the company hid an extortion-oriented cyber attack, exposing personal information for roughly 57 million customers and drivers in October 2016, including names, email […]
Yahoo has officially confirmed that they’ve been a victim of a massive data breach two years ago, in late 2014. The reach of the breach is massive, affecting almost 500 million users accounts in the company’s portfolio of products. The breach, believed to be the work of a state-sponsored hacker, included details like names, email […]
Security expert also shows other sensitive information was leaked If you thought that the breach of the Commission on Election’s data couldn’t get any worse, you’re wrong – security expert Troy Hunt, the guy who maintains Have I Been Pwned says that approximately 228,605 email addresses associated with the votes included in the database of […]
The Comelec is downplaying the breach A few weeks ago members of LulzSec Pilipinas managed to hack the servers of the Commission on Elections and in the process, their entire database. That includes all of the 55 million registered voters for the upcoming election. While Comelec is downplaying the breach saying that no sensitive information […]
The DOST confirmed on April 3 that they had been affected by a massive hacking incident, where around 2TB worth of data was affected. DICT spokesperson Aboy Paraiso told ABS-CBN News that they are working with DOST to recover the lost data. The massive amount of data that was affected by the hacking incident is […]
February 6 is known as Safer Internet Day, and Google commemorates the occasion by giving a breakdown on online security trends and tips on how they make their users’ data safe from any scams or breaches. During its Safer Internet Day 2024 presentation at its office in BGC, Google shared that Filipinos have been using […]
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 […]
With GCash stating that the May 8 incident involved phishing and that no breach has occurred, the independent investigation made by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) further confirms that there was no security breach. “As far as data privacy is concerned in determining kung na-breach nga ba sila o hindi, sa ating pagsisiyasat, hindi sila […]
It seems that Twitter has been making headlines in recent times. Early this year, the social media app has confirmed that an Application Programming Interface (API) vulnerability caused the data leak of over 5.4 million Twitter users. Now, it has been reported that all these accounts have been exposed in a hacker forum. The one […]
After removing SMS notifications and transferring them through their app, GCash further improves the data protection of its users by masking the names of its users in its send money service. Previously, GCash would reveal the full name of the user for convenience and help verify the recipient. The latest data protection of GCash stems […]