TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Two senior citizens were allegedly hacked to death by their 24-year-old neighbor in Sitio Magtanga, Barangay Wagod, Pinukpuk, Kalinga on May 16. Police Capt. Ruff Manganip, Kalinga police spokesperson, identified the victims as Ruben Dangiwan, 65, and his wife,...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered all units to strengthen their cybersecurity measures after a hacker claimed to have breached the police’s Logistics Data Information and Management System and disrupted the operation of the system. PNP...
RIZAL, Cagayan – A farmer was allegedly hacked to death by a fellow farmer over an old grudge in Barangay Gaggabutan West here on Monday, May 13. Police Major Sherwin Viernes, town chief of police, identified the victim as Bitoy, a resident of Barangay Illuru Norte, Rizal. Viernes said the...
MAUBAN, Quezon – A 66-year-old widow was found dead with hack wounds in Barangay San Jose here on Monday afternoon, May 13. Police identified the victim as Menita Piel. Barangay Captain Carlito Alpajora reported to police that the victim was found in a forested far-flung area. Piel’s right arm...
Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Almario (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Davao Oriental 2nd district Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario confirmed on Tuesday, May 7, that China was among the source-countries of the recent cyberattacks on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old woman was hacked dead by her father over a misunderstanding in Barangay Rafaela Barrera, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 24. POLICE cordon the place where a 27-year-old woman was hacked dead by her father due to a misunderstanding in Barangay Rafaela...
BACOLOD CITY – An 80-year-old man was hacked to death by his 24-year-old grandson allegedly suffering from mental illness in Sitio Malusay, Barangay Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 21. Police Lt. Col. Anthony Grande, Himamaylan police chief, said the suspect went...
(Unsplash) House Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. France Castro wants the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) take on a more proactive role in protecting online assets of the government from...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) clarified on Thursday, April 4, that two terabytes (TB) worth of data were stolen in the latest cyberattack incident on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) servers. MB FILE This was much lower than the previous report of...
(UPDATED) The Facebook account of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was confirmed to have been compromised again after it made unusual posts on Good Friday, March 29, marking the fourth time that the social media accounts and website of the agency were targeted by a cyberattack within the past three...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano assured consumers that the passage of the proposed Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) into law would help put a stop to the persistent problem of digital highway robbery. Cayetano, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, and...
Due to recent hacking incidents, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday, March 22, said it is better to be Over Acting (OA) and choose complicated passwords for online accounts. Photo from Pixabay "It's okay to be exaggerated when it comes to choosing passwords," NPC said in Filipino on...
