Photo from Pixabay A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from Sept. 14 to 23, found that 6.1 percent of families reported being victims of common crimes—such as pickpocketing, robbery, break-ins, carnapping, or physical violence—within the past six months. This is higher...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has partnered with De La Salle College of Saint Benilde to develop a new tool aimed at detecting and combating smishing. (Photo credit to CICC) In a statement issued on Oct. 11, the CICC stated that the P15-million research project, titled...
Agents of the Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) arrested on Tuesday morning, Sept. 24, a 26-year old woman who sold her one-day old baby for P40,000 during an entrapment operation in Caloocan City. PNP-ACG spokesperson Lt. Wallen Mae DS Arancillo said the operation...
PLDT, Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have partnered with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) to safeguard technology and telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The three are spearheading the broadest ever public-private...
The cat photo used by the NBI Cybercrime Division (Screenshot from Facebook Live) The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Cybercrime Division revealed to a House of Representatives panel the glaring flaws within the SIM registration system of...
CAVITE – Authorities apprehended a man in Bacoor City on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for allegedly blackmailing his ex-boyfriend with nude photos and videos, demanding sex in return. Elements of the Cavite Provincial Anti-Cybercrime Response Team (CPACRT), Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 4A, and Bacoor...
Philippine National Police (PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil ordered an intensified campaign against cybercrimes as he committed to allocate more resources and enhance capabilities to combat the growing threat of cyber-related offenses. Marbil issued the directive as cybercrime cases...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested a man wanted for 14 counts of cybercrime in General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) on Thursday, June 27. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the accused as alias Remelito. The police got a tip through their Viber hotline that the rank seven most wanted...
Telecom giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit, Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), have teamed up with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) in shutting down scam hubs to protect Filipinos from fraudsters. “PLDT and Smart are intensifying efforts against fraudulent activities...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is determined to file complaints against individuals and their associates who have not properly documented their unregistered SIM cards, which are being used for fraudulent activities. In a statement, CICC Executive Director Alexander K....
With cybercrime cases surging, several government agencies, private sector, and advocacy groups joined forces to educate the public on spotting and avoiding online scams. (Photo from Unsplash) Advocacy groups Bayan Academy and Citizen Watch Philippines in a statement on Tuesday, May 21, said the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a 30 percent decline in cybercrime complaints from January to May 9 this year, the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) disclosed on Thursday, May 16, comparing the data for the same period in 2023. Citing its data, PNP-ACG director Brig. Gen....
