Authorities arrested 94 persons illegally facilitating online and offline raffle draws without the required permits and legal documentation in Tarlac province, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) said on Wednesday. In a press conference in Camp Crame, Quezon City, PNP-ACG...
Police officers arrest a Chinese chef for selling an illegal gun online in Makati City. A 33-year-old Chinese chef was arrested by the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) for selling online a gun with an expired license in Makati City. The police said the suspect posted the...
Malacañang revealed that the government has formed a National Deepfake Task Force and a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered detection tool to combat disinformation and election fraud ahead of the 2025 polls. Generated using ChatGPT In a press briefing in the Palace on Thursday, March 20,...
(Photo from Facebook) Two members of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) were injured after they were attacked by several men while conducting a police operation at a mall in San Juan City on Jan. 26, San Juan City Police Chief Col. Deodennis Marmol said. In a now viral...
BAGUIO CITY – Police recently arrested a 58-year-old man and his 30-year-old daughter here for alleged grave threats. The Baguio City Cyber Response Team and Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit Cordillera Administrative Region implemented six warrants of arrest issued by Judge Isagani Gomez...
Following the recent fake eGovPH hack post, a cybercrime unit has urged cybersecurity enthusiasts to exercise caution when examining data breach claims on dark web forums. CICC The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Department of Information and Communications...
In preparation for the expected rise in online scams during the Christmas season, a cybercrime unit launched a cybercrime awareness campaign on Friday, Nov. 15. (Photo from Unsplash) Several government agencies, led by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the...
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...
