The Manila Bulletin (MB) will comply with an order issued by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to attend a "clarificatory meeting" on Jan. 25, 2022, where it will present pieces of evidence it was able to obtain regarding the alleged breach of Commission on Election (Comelec) servers. Manila...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is now investigating the reported hacking and data breach on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 12, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said the poll body was ordered to appear for a "clarificatory...
Two senators on Tuesday said they find it imperative for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to improve its online defenses and protect it from any possible security breaches especially in the run up to the May 2022 elections. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday, Jan. 11 called for a congressional investigation into the Manila Bulletin report that a new incident of data breach of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) servers took place over the weekend. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
PropertyGuru Group, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, has opened the virtual world doors of its thought leadership platform, PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit, on 8 December 2021. The event runs for one month, closing its doors on 8 January 2022. Asia Real Estate Summit...
Sensitive voter information may have been compromised after a group of hackers was allegedly able to breach the servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), downloading more than 60 gigabytes of data that could possibly affect the May 2022 elections. Comelec logo (Photo from Wikipedia) This...
K-pop superstars BTS’ hit song “Butter” is the No. 1 in digital song sales in the US in 2021. MRC Data, which supplies data to Billboard for its music charts, released its “Year-end Report: US 2021,” which details the best-selling albums and songs in the US last year. BTS (Big Hit Music)...
iStock-1204762248-scaled The dark side of digitalisation surfaces as the pandemic surges, warned Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Straits Interactive. DPEX, which issued the warning on Wednesday Jan. 6, has released its data protection trends report for the...
Globe-Telecom_CNNPH (2) Globe Telecom Inc. signed an exclusivity agreement with Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world's fastest-growing data center providers, to establish Globe’s data center business in Philippines (Globe DC), the telco announced on Nov....
Globe Business has a nationwide network of data centers serving its internal needs and corporate clients. With accelerating digital adoption in the country, Globe Business is looking at expanding its data centers and capitalizing on their high growth potential to serve more enterprises...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has taken down its online passport tracker following a possible data privacy issue reported by the Manila Bulletin Tuesday, Nov. 9. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement Wednesday, Nov. 10, the agency's Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA)...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is forming a new working group under the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) aimed at gathering and promoting the best practices on data sharing to guide governments and regulators. National Privacy Commission “The new working group will focus on identifying...
