The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that it is collaborating with the Japanese government to thoroughly investigate the recent bomb threats sent to several Philippine government agencies and local government units (LGUs). Photo from CICC After...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now coordinating with its foreign counterparts to run after the sender of a bogus bomb threat sent to some government agencies in the country. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the bomb threat supposedly came from a Japanese lawyer who claimed to have...
The Philippine Army (PA) is gearing towards strengthening its cyber competencies to adapt to the evolving nature of security threats faced by the country. (Brig. Gen. Moises Nayve Jr., commander of Philippine Army Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group, checks the Army Signal Regiment's...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), which is mandated to safeguard personal data of Filipinos, received a bomb threat before noon Friday, May 12, forcing the agency to suspend office operations as it evacuated its personnel to safety. In a statement, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said...
Many businesses nowadays prioritize solid, reliable and airtight data security. And why not, with the increasing use of technology in our daily lives, cyber threats have been growing aggressively. To make things worse, there is a current lack of professionals who can face these challenges. ...
A lawmaker in the 19th Congress has filed a measure dubbed the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response (SPHERE) Bill amid worries of future pandemics and similar health threats. Abra Rep. Ching Bernos (middle) is sworn in by Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) “The Covid-19 pandemic caught us...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- At least a dozen schools across New Zealand received bomb threats on Thursday, causing widespread disruption in what is believed to have been an overseas cyberattack. Many of the schools involved were either locked down or evacuated as a result. The fresh wave of threats...
Angelika dela Cruz recently revealed getting a death threat message along with some bullets. She even shared the photo of the said items on her social media account. The Barangay Captain of Longos, Malabon City wrote: "Napaka dumi po tlg ng politika sa ating bansa.." "Yan po ang sulat at bala na...
DAGUPAN CITY – Police are conducting an in-depth investigation in a university here following threats sent through email to the school’s information technology head and 15 other employees on May 31. The police refused to divulge the content of the email messages which they said are very...
One of the convenors of opposition coalition 1Sambayan revealed that he has been receiving threats and malicious attacks, including an attempt to extort P5 million from him to stop the release of manipulated pictures and video to the public. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja (Photo from Calleja’s...
2021 Mobile threats report Cybercriminals are foregoing attacks on mobile devices to focus on the more dangerous and profitable theft of users’ banking and gaming credentials, as well as other personal data, according to the latest findings of cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky. Last...
Amid the recent cyber attacks on several news sites in the Philippines, the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division to look into these incidents and hold the...
