The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has confirmed that the security breach on multiple GCash accounts resulted from the utilization of “phishing” attacks. On Wednesday, May 24, the country’s personal data privacy watchdog said that it has already concluded its extensive investigation after...
An attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has vowed to investigate the unauthorized fund transfers involving hundreds of GCash accounts earlier this week. (Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center) DICT’s Cybercrime Investigation and...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is investigating a potential data breach involving compromised GCash accounts. The investigation was launched in light of the issue that occurred on May 10, 2023, which forced the temporary halt of GCash app operations. The NPC's Complaints and Investigation...
National Privacy Commissioner and Chairman John Henry D. Naga ordered an in-depth investigation into the GCash glitch that caused unauthorized transactions in some customer accounts of the country’s leading e-wallet platform. In a statement Saturday, May 13, the National Privacy Commission (NPC)...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), which is mandated to safeguard personal data of Filipinos, received a bomb threat before noon Friday, May 12, forcing the agency to suspend office operations as it evacuated its personnel to safety. In a statement, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, May 11 said consumers should invoke provisions of Republic Act No. 11765 or the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act to hold financial institutions accountable for any fraudulent financial transactions. Gatchalian made the call...
Officers of G-Xchange, Inc. (operator of GCash) and Globe Telecom, Inc. on Wednesday, May 10, visited Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. at his Senate office to explain the circumstances surrounding the service outage that hit the digital platform last Monday and Tuesday. Officers of G-Xchange, Inc....
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives is being urged to look into the alleged unauthorized transactions involving popular mobile wallet service GCash last Tuesday, May 9. House Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera filed filed for this purpose House...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, May 9, urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to enforce measures demanding greater transparency and reliability from e-wallet service providers immediately following reports of a "massive and widespread fund loss’’ on GCash accounts...
GCash continues to recognize remarkable efforts of its key partners to innovate and utilize digital financial technology solutions in the 2023 GCash Digital Excellence Awards. Following last year’s enterprise awarding ceremony that was held online, the country’s leading digital wallet...
GCash will require starting this month its 76 million users to activate its new DoubleSafe security feature to prevent unauthorized account access. The mobile wallet provider made the announcement on Friday, March 17. Before DoubleSafe, GCash already required two levels of authentication or...
GCash and ATR Asset Management (ATRAM) are offering sustainable investment products under the GFunds portfolio, to give the e-wallet’s users an opportunity to maximize the recovering market while investing in companies that promote “green” practices and industries. “In line with GCash’s...
