A teachers’ group on Thursday, November 13, raised the alarm over a “surge” in suspicious emails targeting public school teachers’ official Department of Education (DepEd) accounts, warning educators to stay vigilant against phishing scams as the year-end bonus season approaches. The...
Senator Grace Poe said the passage of Senate Bill No. 2560 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act into law is necessary to protect Filipinos’ hard-earned money as more shift to online banking and digital payments. “They say that there are only two certain things in life: death and...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has filed a measure that would slap hefty penalties against individuals found guilty of phishing and other forms of online fraud. The measure, House Bill (HB) No.7976, seeks to define economic...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to impose a jail term and fine amounting to as much as P5-million against cyber criminals who target users of digital financial services or electronic wallets. In filing Senate Bill No. 2171 or the proposed Bank Accounts, Electronic...
Senator Mark A. Villar on Wednesday May 10, sought a Senate inquiry into alleged continued proliferation of bank-related scams and frauds. This followed the filing by Villar of Senate Resolution 589 which asked the Senate leadership to direct the appropriate committee to conduct the hearing "with...
PLDT Inc. & Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 17 billion attempts to open malicious sites by the end of 2022, the telcos reported Friday, January 13. "We are working 24/7 to block scams and fraudulent messages, as well as mobile accounts being used in criminal activities,” says Angel...
Filipinos were warned against clicking suspicious links and logging into unverified websites following unreliable claims that Friendster, a social networking site that ended its services in 2015, has finally returned. Is Friendster back? The Department of Information and Communications...
PH posts highest number of phishing in SEA - study By EMMIE V. ABADILLA The Philippines registered the highest number of phishing attempts in Southeast Asia (SEA) from February to April this year, with seven in 10 (68.95 percent) targeting finance-related transactions, according to a study. The...
The public school teachers who were victims of phishing schemes involving their accounts under the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) are still expecting a favorable resolution of their cases. (Photo from Unsplash) According to the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), the teachers who have lost...
Following the reported incidents of teachers losing their money due to phishing scams, the Department of Education (DepEd) will issue an advisory to its field personnel to protect themselves against various forms of online fraud. (Photo from Unsplash) “Ang isang gagawin ng DepEd ay mag-i-issue...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, urged its personnel to immediately report any issues related to their payroll accounts to their respective schools division offices. (Photo from Unsplash) DepEd issued a statement following a report citing that some teachers were having issues...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, June 25, appealed to concerned agencies to be on the lookout for new mobile and online shopping scams. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Senate of the Philippines) Gatchalian said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), National Bureau...
