CEBU CITY – It’s now the turn of Byron Garcia to be at the receiving end of a legal case. Garcia, the brother of former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, is facing a cyber libel complaint filed by the son-in-law of Gov. Pamela Baricuatro before the Mandaue City Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, Dec....
All government cyber teams must be vigilant and prepared for the possible Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack on Wednesday, Nov. 5, President Marcos said. "The President directed DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) and all cyber teams in government to be...
The Philippines registered a 73 percent increase in personal data leaks from July to September, as scammers continue to exploit the country’s vulnerable cybersecurity systems, according to Viettel Cyber Security. Based on the firm’s report on the country’s cyber threat landscape, Viettel said...
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations...
With so much mudslinging, criticism, and hate proliferating online, one naturally wonders: what does it take for a message to constitute cyber libel? These hate messages often stem from information circulating on social media, some of which proves valid and legitimate, while a significant portion...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is currently investigating the hacking of the Anti-Red Tape Authority’s (ARTA) Policy Reform, Innovation, and Streamlining Management (PRISM) platform, which was defaced on Sept. 16. In a statement on Friday, Sept. 19,...
ILOILO CITY — Former Aklan Rep. and Gov. Carlito “Lito” Marquez filed a cyber libel complaint against a radio broadcaster after he was accused of receiving kickbacks from flood control projects. “I strongly condemn the malicious and fabricated accusations hurled against me by broadcaster...
The United States (US) Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based firm, and its Chinese administrator Liu Lizhi, for facilitating massive virtual currency investment scams known as “pig butchering.” These...
CEBU CITY – An office allegedly used for cyber scams here was found abandoned when authorities arrived to enforce a closure order on Tuesday, May 20. Personnel of the Business Permit and Licensing Office enforced the closure order against BMJ Data Processing Services. The office in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) renewed the call for ethical journalism following the recent conviction for cyber libel of broadcast journalist Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. “The struggle for press freedom must go hand-in-hand with a deep commitment to ethical...
ILOILO CITY – Broadcaster Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. was found guilty of three counts of cyber libel filed by contractor Shariko Salcedo, three days after losing in the elections for councilor here. The Iloilo City Regional Trial Court Branch 39 on Thursday, May 15, found Capulot guilty. He...
Malacañang has called on banks and financial institutions in the country to strengthen their cybersecurity policies following a reported increase in cyberattacks that resulted in P5.8 billion in losses last year. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) Communications Undersecretary...
