Online ATM-style scam puts shoppers at risk — Symantec
Online shoppers are at a growing risk from a scam that allows hackers to skim their payment details, cyber security firm Symantec has warned.
View ArticleMobile malware attacks up by 75% globally in 2018 — report
The number of mobile malware attacks in the country rose to 116.5 million in 2018, or a 75 percent increase from 66.4 million attacks
View ArticleDating app users urged to investigate accounts they match with
Before hoping for romance with someone whom you “matched” with in a mobile dating application, investigate first if the account is a bot
View ArticleDICT orders updating of govt websites’ cryptographic protocols
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has directed all designated management information system (MIS) server operators to utilize the updated version...
View ArticleUN warns cybercrime on rise during pandemic
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief says the COVID-19 pandemic is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration, but “cybercrime is also on the rise, with...
View ArticleLatest mass hacks highlight challenge for Biden administration
Washington, United States — The potentially devastating hack of Microsoft email servers, the second major cyberattack in months, adds pressure to the Biden administration as it weighs options for...
View ArticleHackers demand $70 M to restore data held by firms hit in mass cyberattack
WASHINGTON — The hackers suspected to be behind a mass ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data, according to a posting on...
View ArticleRussia arrests, dismantles REvil hacking group at US request – FSB
MOSCOW — Russia has conducted a special operation against ransomware crime group REvil at the request of the United States and has detained and charged the group’s members, the FSB domestic...
View ArticleJapan eyes tighter curbs to counter cyberattacks
TOKYO — Japan will consider imposing tighter curbs on companies in security-sensitive sectors that procure overseas software as part of efforts to ramp up steps to counter cyberattacks, according to a...
View ArticleThe US Unveils Its Bipartisan Crypto Money Laundering Bill
US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Roger Marshall will push a bipartisan bill against crypto money laundering. It would close loopholes allowing digital assets to be used in illicit transactions....
View ArticleCICC, CitizenWatch address Consumer Fraud
The Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center (CICC) is engaging consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines to help stem the growing cases of consumer fraud which usually hit poor consumers....
View ArticleFilipinos must be wary of online scams
The Philippines has been experiencing a cybercrime spike, so Filipinos must be vigilant. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime discovered the number of cybercrimes increased by 433% from 2017 to...
View ArticlePH government warns cybercriminals are using popular chat apps
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center warns the public that online criminals now use the Viber chat program to scam and harm others. On September 26, 2023 ar, around 10 AM, the CICC...
View ArticleUS: ‘Warzone RAT’ malware service dismantled, suspects arrested
BOSTON — US authorities on Friday said they had seized websites used to sell cybercriminals malware called “Warzone RAT” that could be used to steal data from victims’ computers. Two people in Malta...
View ArticleBongbong Marcos: ‘We have to build our cybercrime unit from scratch’
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to build its cybercrime unit from scratch. The President noted the rise in the country’s online...
View ArticleUN approves its 1st treaty targeting cybercrime
UNITED NATIONS, United States — UN member states on Thursday approved a treaty targeting cybercrime, the body’s first such text, despite fierce opposition from human rights activists who have warned of...
View ArticleAsian, South Pacific nations discuss cybercrimes at Manila event
Representatives from the INTERPOL Asia and South Pacific Joint Operations on Cybercrime (ASPJOC) formed their first working group in Manila. They convened from September 17 to 19, 2024, to promote...
View ArticleCICC partners with private sector to protect online lending users
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center collaborated with the private sector to provide Filipinos with a safe online lending environment. The CICC said this industry...
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