As we become less dependent on cash and push for a cashless economy, there is also a rise in digital fraud like phishing and credit scams that are looking to victimize unsuspecting members of the population. In a survey conducted by TransUnion last year, 71% of respondents from the Philippines were targeted by digital fraud […]
The GCash incident last May 8 is one of the more prominent cases of phishing in the Philippines, and Kaspersky recently reported that the country ranked fifth among Southeast Asia countries with the highest number of phishing attacks at 4,559,288 incidents in 2022. The SEA country with the highest number of phishing incidents in 2022 […]
3 Reasons To Get It and Why You Shouldn’t The Insta360 Go 3 was launched a few weeks ago and, if you’re into camera gear and tech, we’re sure that it pinged on your radar. While I’ve always been curious about the Go line from Insta360, this is my first ever time with it, and, […]
Two years after Insta360 unveiled its tiny GO 2 action camera, the brand follows it up with the GO 3 which follows the ultra-portability of its predecessor–but adds a GoPro-like Action Pod accessory that features a touchscreen. The Insta360 GO 3 is also available in the Philippines with a Php 26k price tag. Being slightly […]
After issuing a warning to online platforms that they are also liable to online scams, DTI is pushing for the passage of the Internet Transactions Act to protect both online merchants and customers. DTI explained that with the Internet Transactions Act, there will be mechanisms that will safeguard both merchants and customers with all their […]
While the government’s decision to extend SIM registration is very much welcomed, the DICT is not wrong in saying that scammers are taking advantage of this to victimize people. This was clearly the case when the PNP Cybercrime group arrested a Taiwanese national and two Filipinos for selling close to 7000 registered SIM cards (EMPHASIS […]
As promised last month, Globe officially announces its prepaid fiber internet offering with GFiber Prepaid. An offering that will be competing against Converge’s Surf2Sawa, Globe’s GFiber Prepaid aims to offer fiber-speed internet to the masses, where affirdability and flexibility is the priority. How to apply for GFiber Prepaid? Globe also addressed that, by digitizing the […]
You’ve probably been hearing Digicars in the news these past few days, and they’re not on a positive note. A quick search on Facebook reveals multiple complaints about them not settling the monthly amortization of the vehicles (mostly motorcycles) purchased by their customers through their financing services. There are conflicting reports on whether they have […]
With the world more dependent on Google than ever before, some people fail to realize that they’re taking its services for granted. That’s why if you have all your old photos and files backed up in a spare account, it would be best to set reminders to log in every now and then. Google has […]
While the BSP and the NPC are set to conduct their own investigation as to what happened to GCash last May 8, the -e-wallet platform has sent us an official statement explaining what happened. Reiterating their previous comments, GCash explained that “no hacking nor glitch” occurred in their platform. Instead, GCash said the May 8 […]
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 […]
Despite the ordeal it had to deal with this week, where around Php 37 million of funds were seized in a hack attempt, GCash assures everyone that it is stepping up its efforts toward hunting down online scammers. In a statement, GCash disclosed that they have helped anti-cybercrime agents in arresting an online seller who […]