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Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, warns Microsoft

Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections,...

17 foreign cybercriminals fall to NBI

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced Tuesday it arrested 17 foreign nationals for cybercrime activities in Makati City. NBI Director Jaime Santiago said the...

Hackers lure victims to fake recruitment scam

North Korean hackers are using updated malware strains in fake recruitment scams to steal sensitive information and cryptocurrency. A report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit...

Fraudulent trading apps target users in global ‘Pig Butchering’ scam

Fake trading applications have been discovered on Google Play and Apple's App Store, targeting users in a global "pig butchering" scam. Researchers from cybersecurity firm...

US seizes internet domains allegedly used by Russian hackers

The United States announced the seizure on Thursday of 41 internet domains allegedly used by Russian intelligence agents to try to gain access to...

Fake ‘Brad Pitt’ scams two women in Spain of 325,000 euros

Spanish police said Monday that they had arrested five people accused of scamming two women of 325,000 euros by posing as the Hollywood star...

NBI rescues 27 in cross-border anti-human trafficking ops

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested 10 individuals, including 5 Chinese nationals and a Malaysian, in an inter-division cyber-patrolling operation headed by the...

Essential internet safety tips for a secured online experience for students

Fortinet shares best practices for cyber hygiene to protect the younger generation from cybercriminals The internet has become a valuable tool for students to conduct...

Cybercrimes remain rampant despite SIM law enactment —group

A group of computer professionals said cybercrimes remain rampant despite the implementation of the SIM Card Registration Law nearly two years ago. The Computer Professionals’...

15th annual ACS conference explores justice, tech, public safety

The 15th Annual Conference of the Asian Criminological Society (ACS) was held from August 8-10, 2024, at the Midas Hotel in Pasay City, Philippines....

New malware targeting macOS poses as legitimate apps to steal sensitive data

A cloud investigation firm has identified a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) targeting macOS users and masquerades as legitimate software to steal user credentials and cryptocurrency...

Subscription-based tools lowers the barrier to entry for cybercriminals, report suggests

The uptrend in usage of subscription-based services like Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) has made it easier for inexperienced cybercriminals to execute increasingly sophisticated...

Trump campaign says hit by hackers

Donald Trump's campaign said Saturday it had been hacked, blaming "foreign sources" for distributing internal communications and a dossier on running mate J.D. Vance. Trump's...

POGO ban linked to less text scams

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the pronouncement from the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) regarding a reduction in text scams after the total ban...
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