Due to recent massive breaches in the Philippines that may have used compromised email/phishing as an entry point, safeguarding your online identity is more critical than ever. Our email addresses are the gateways to our digital lives, and the relentless threat of email breaches and data leaks...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 12 expressed alarm over the latest data breach that hit government sites, this time the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “The data breach involving the Philippine Statistics Authority is deeply alarming and calls for a thorough...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reassured the public that the reported data breach did not compromise the integrity of the national ID and civil registry systems. LOOK: The Philippine Statistics Authority issues a statement following the alleged data breach in their system. The...
PNP headquarters Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. has filed Senate Resolution (SR) No.573 directing the appropriate Senate committees to conduct an inquiry into the alleged massive breaches in the databases of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other government agencies recently. Revilla cited...
Pursuant to the newly-implemented SIM registration law, all existing cards in the country must be registered until April 26, 2023. Government officials made it clear that all unregistered cards will permanently be deactivated, but the question remains: are customers’ data safe? The National...
At least 80 percent of Filipinos believe that the mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration will help reduce cybercrime cases in the Philippines according to a survey conducted by data research firm Tangere. The mobile-based survey was conducted from Jan. 18 until Jan. 20, 2023...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and its technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic are not liable for the data privacy violations that occurred in 2022, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) stated. Teachers acting as members of the electoral board conduct the...
Questions about the declaration of Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi’s faction as the legitimate members of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban), as well as Smartmatic’s data breach, the reshuffling of some election officers in Mindanao would be “hanging over the heads” of...
The Commission on Elections' (Comelec) technology provider for the automated election system (AES) Smartmatic reiterated on Friday, April 29 that the AES remaiins "safe and secure" for the upcoming May 2022 elections. Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan and Commissioner George Garcia during the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, April 19 told a Senate committee that it has decided to withhold a P90-million payment for the services to Smartmatic, its automated elections technology provider, whose data were allegedly breached as the May 9, 2022 election approaches. Appearing...
Investigations on the alleged Smartmatic data breach are still ongoing but the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), on Thursday, March 24, said that if there is indeed a violation or breach, they will prosecute those involved. (DICT) DICT Officer in Charge (OIC) Secretary...
Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) poll technology provider, should be wary of its employees and vet them carefully, senators on Sunday said. Sen. Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms, made the call after the panel’s discovery that a Smartmatic employee...
