The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has committed to run after its personnel involved in corruption and other illegal activities as part of its strategic plan for 2023. "I will personally handcuff our workers involved in illegal activities like the pastillas racket," BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) warned the public against the proliferation of fake SIM registration processes through email. (Pixabay/Jonas Leupe/ Unsplash) The scammers, as disclosed by the DICT on Friday, Dec. 23, were allegedly urging the public to subject...
A group on Friday, Dec. 16, urged the authorities to conduct an “independent and thorough” investigation on the alleged maternity leave scam. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group “No stone should be left unturned for the whole truth to be brought to light,” the Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
EDITORS DESK Warning! Cybercriminals are always out there looking for someone to scam. This Christmas, expect them to find creative ways to lure victims to believe that what they are presenting are legitimate business offers. To attract you, cybercriminals want you to think that the messages are...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged Filipinos Friday, Dec. 2, to exercise vigilance when engaging in crypto operations as there are a new wave of scams involving this digital currency. Police Lt. Michelle Sabino, spokesperson of Philippine National Police's Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG),...
Filipinos were warned against clicking suspicious links and logging into unverified websites following unreliable claims that Friendster, a social networking site that ended its services in 2015, has finally returned. Is Friendster back? The Department of Information and Communications...
As the government and private companies start to release bonuses to their employees, the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned that individuals and groups have already intensified their operation to lure people into putting their money to fake crypto investments. Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria,...
MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – Authorities from Pampanga arrested two women for computer-related identity theft and swindle/estafa here on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Col. Fidel Fortaleza, Chief of Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 3 (RACU 3), identified the suspects as Jessica Garcia and her cohort, Queen Elizabeth...
TACLOBAN CITY – Davao del Sur’s most wanted person involved in a multi-million investment scam was arrested in Brgy. 84, Villa Rita Subdivision, San Jose District here on Monday, Nov. 14. The suspect was identified as Garry Simbahon, 44, who has a pending warrant of arrest for estafa. The...
Two brothers who allegedly sold used and defective items online at high prices under a fake name were arrested in an entrapment operation on Thursday, Aug. 18, in Barangay Sagad, Pasig City. The Eastern District Anti-Cybercrime Team (EDACT)’s report identified the suspects as Jester Sula Benito,...
Customers who scan quick response (QR codes) from dubious entities on emails or messaging platforms can fall prey to "quishing", warned PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG). ‘Quishing’ makes use of malicious QR codes that when scanned, directs unsuspecting victims to a fake...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – A dream vacation in Boracay turned out to be a nightmare for this group of individuals. Fourteen persons were allegedly scammed by a travel agency based in this city out of a vacation in the idyllic getaway. Two employees of the travel agency...
