Are you wondering if you were among the potentially millions of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) members whose private information was compromised in a recent cyberattack? The National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) newly released online tool may be able to provide you with an answer. The NPC’s “Na-leak ba ang PhilHealth Data ko?” portal, which was […]
It seems that we could not get a break from these hacking incidents, as the website of the House of Representatives is the latest victim. The hackers defaced the website on Sunday (October 15), where they inserted a meme indicating that the House of Representatives has been compromised. Aside from the defaced home page, hackers […]
Another day, another reported data breach at a national agency. This time, the latest cyberattack victim is the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the office that’s supposed to lead primary data collection in the country. They are in charge of important documents like birth certificates, marriage certificates, and death certificates, among others. The PSA, which admitted […]
It’s a common catchphrase to say you “slid in someone’s DMs.” After all, it’s eponymous to talking to strangers, acquaintances, and friends privately over the platform. After Elon Musk’s admittedly rocky takeover of the social media giant, he’s looking to evolve how people interact in his bid to turn it into Twitter 2.0. This is […]
When the prices of flagship smartphones began skyrocketing beyond the $1000 USD mark, many reconsidered their replacement periods for their devices. It’s a critical financial decision after all – it’s more difficult to shell out for a yearly upgrade when devices now have an extra digit to their price tag. That’s why the longevity of […]
President Marcos has officially signed the SIM Card Registration Act, turning this into an official law. Now that this vision has turned into reality, here’s a quick summary of what it is and what’s next for smartphone users out there. What is the SIM Card Registration Law? This is a concerted effort by the government […]
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 […]
While we have suspicions that the proliferation of scam text messages could have possibly stemmed from contact tracing forms, Smart has reiterated that they are committed in strengthening its cybersecurity infrastructure and that it ensures all of its subscribers that its systems are safe from any form of data breach. Based on their recent findings […]
After experiencing some minor technical hiccups these past few days, the Department of Information and Communications (DICT) and (Commission on Elections) COMELEC have finally launched the 2022 COMELEC Precinct Finder. This website was built to help netizens find their specific polling areas well ahead of election day. The website is called the Voter Verifier which […]
Earlier today, ABS-CBN’s YouTube channels were taken offline. This was after their Herculean efforts in reporting the immediate aftermath of Super Typhoon Rolly, which is the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. As with any news about the operations of the embattled media network which had its broadcast rights taken away by congress […]
Sometimes, dreaming big doesn’t work As 2019 draws to a close and we look back at a decade of awesome tech, the failures of the past decade bears re-examining, if only to see what didn’t work in the tech world in the past 10 years. This list is littered with the failures of not only […]
It’s becoming harder and harder to keep safe online With the recent reports of massive data breaches, it’s becoming harder and harder to secure your digital self. Hackers are constantly changing how they get their information, and the web has increasingly become laden with hidden malware landmines. But it’s not impossible to safeguard yourself online. […]