Korean actor Jang Dong-ju has announced his retirement from the entertainment industry following a hacking and blackmail incident that reportedly caused him massive financial losses. He is 31. The actor, who appeared in the Netflix series " Trigger ," shared the news through Instagram on May 14....
Another high-ranking leader of a hacking syndicate that targeted wealthy individuals, including BTS member Jungkook , has been extradited from Thailand to South Korea, authorities said Tuesday. South Korea’s Ministry of Justice announced that, in cooperation with the National Police Agency, it...
Despite at least 1,000 cyberattack attempts logged daily, the government’s eGov app has not been successfully hacked, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday, March 24. “‘Yung attempts, marami iyon. Wala pa kaming alam na naging successful breach sa...
A senior citizen allegedly hacked his own brother to death during an argument in Barangay Quiom, Batac City, Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 30. Police Capt. Angelyn Aguinaldo, deputy chief of the Batac City Police Station, said responding police officers found the suspect at the scene while the...
MAUBAN, Quezon – A 44-year-old housewife was hacked to death by her former husband over their property on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 21, in Barangay Liwayway, this town. Police identified the victim as Joy. Investigation said the victim and the suspect Al, 47, were discussing the partition of...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – An eight-year-old Grade 3 pupil was brutally murdered in Barangay Santiago 2, this city, on Friday, Jan. 9. Police identified the victim as Gianni Rick Nodero. Investigation said Nodero was waiting for his father to take him to school when he suddenly disappeared. The...
BACOLOD CITY – A 29-year-old laborer lost his left hand after he was hacked by his cousin during a dispute over electricity in Sitio Balogo, Barangay Magallon Cadre, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Police Major Ryan Villasario, Moises Padilla police chief, said the victim...
BUGUEY, Cagayan – A 77-year-old man was hacked to death by a former soldier in Barangay Mala Weste, Buguey, Cagayan on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Dencio. Investigation said the suspect Juan allegedly hacked the victim using an approximately 18-inch bolo multiple...
Authorities are hunting a 39-year-old man who allegedly hacked and wounded his neighbor over an old grudge involving a cut water line in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said the incident occurred at Purok 2, Buntong Palay, Barangay Silangan, San...
BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old man was hacked and injured by his uncle who caught him in an alleged intimate act with his wife in their barracks in Hacienda Palencia, Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Dec. 28. Police Capt. Dan Oliver Salazar, deputy chief of La...
LOPEZ, Quezon – A widower was allegedly hacked to death by his 37-year-old son on Monday night, Dec. 22, in Barangay Mandoog here. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Sr., 69. Investigation said an altercation erupted between the victim and the suspect, Alfredo Jr., who was armed with bolo....
BACOLOD CITY - A 67-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his 41-year-old neighbor in Barangay San Rafael, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Thursday. Police said the victim was sitting inside his house when the suspect entered and suddenly attacked him. The suspect was believed to be...
