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....
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Cybersecurity on Wednesday, April 24 warned the public about a scam known as the hijack profile scam or social media account takeover. Photo from Pixabay The DICT-Cybersecurity said in a hijack profile scam, cybercriminals gain...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) cautioned the public on Monday, April 22, against falling for reward scams and urged everyone to refrain from clicking suspicious links. MB FILE The CICC warned against the "spread of a reward scam masquerading to be from Globe Telecom...
The Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned netizens against social media users posing as modeling and fashion agents, citing cases of sexual exploitation as the usual motive. PNP-ACG director Sidney Hernia specifically advised parents to monitor the activities of their...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) issued a strong warning on Monday, March 25, to individuals planning to call "1326" with only the intention of prank calls. Photo from Unsplash "Kayo (prank callers) po ay sasampahan namin ng kaso (we will file charges against...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said the department is pushing to build the country's own research and development (R&D) in cybersecurity defenses. (Photo from Unsplash) "There are many initiatives that are being done by the government in the different agencies, but...
Cases of online scams went down by more than 40 percent in January this year compared to the same month in 2023, the Anti-Cybercrime Group of the Philippine National Police (PNP-ACG) has disclosed. PNP-ACG director Maj. Gen. Sidney Hernia said that from 1,045 cases that were reported to their...
President Marcos has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to boost its anti-cybercrime prevention, detection, and investigation efforts, given the current sophisticated criminal activities taking place online. COMMAND CONFERENCE — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the first...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, Feb. 13 confirmed that 28 government agencies have received hoax bomb threats via email, all originating from the same foreign suspect. Photo from CICC CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos in a press briefing said the...
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) will be going all-out against cybercrimes with the establishment of Cyber-Security Desks in all police stations across the country. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said training programs are also underway for all those who would be tasked to man the...
