NBI raids online fraud den

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/21/2016

CEBU CITY–Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested 20 Taiwanese nationals for alleged online fraud. Armed with a search warrant, the agents barged into a five-story house rented by the suspects at…

Cebu City cops trying to unmask ATM scammer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/18/2016

THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is trying to identify and pursue a man, who looks like a foreign national, for his alleged involvement in the automated teller machine (ATM) scams. Senior Supt. Joel Doria, CCPO director,…

Teenager arrested after threatening to leak woman’s nude photos

Lesley Cara Delos Santos 11/16/2016

A teenager is now facing charges for violating the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 after threatening to leak the nude photos of a 31-year-old woman if she refused to have sex with him. Nineteen-year old Dalvin Sale…

Mayor Luigi going after person who posted hoax kidnapping on FB

Norman V. Mendoza 11/14/2016

THE Mandaue City government is going after the person who posted a fake kidnapping incident in Mandaue City on Facebook which went viral. Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing said he referred the fake kidnapping post on…

Charges eyed vs student for false info about Abu Sayyaf

Dominic D. Yasay 11/08/2016

The Carcar City Police is studying what action to take against a teenager, who posted on her Facebook page a false information about a supposed Abu Sayyaf group allegedly cornering a Ceres Bus in Barangay Ocaña, Carcar…

Children and butterflies

Morexette Erram 09/10/2016

How cyberpornography cases involving kids inspired artist to make Joya Award–winning pieces Fatima Village is situated along the shores of seaside Barangay Ibabao, Cordova town, and in the morning of September 8 this year, Cordova Municipal Police…

Gov’t must address cyber security threat to business

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/09/2016

The global trend of digitalization has changed the way business is done, but it also gave rise to greater cyber security risks on enterprises, according to the top executive of the leading information technology company in the…

Govt, stakeholders need to improve security against leaks

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/09/2016

WHILE digitalization changed the way business is done, it also led to an increase in cyber security risks in enterprises. Luis Pineda, IBM Philippines president and country general manager, said only 17 percent of the enterprise and…

OFW’s Facebook accounts removed; police probe starts

Apple Ta-as 12/07/2015

FACEBOOK has already taken down the two hacked accounts of a Cebuana caregiver working in Kuwait and two other accounts of her former boyfriend where sexy photos of the caregiver were posted. This developed as the Police…

FEED to protect your child online

Apple Ta-as 12/03/2015

PARENTS should develop online skills and follow the formula F-E-E-D to be able to protect their children from cyber abuses. F-E-E-D, according to online safety advocate Severo “Sonnie” Santos, stands for Filter, Engage, Educate and Discipline. “There…

Lapu-Lapu barangays asked to monitor cybersex operations

Norman V. Mendoza 08/19/2015

Barangay officials in Lapu-Lapu City were reminded to always be on the lookout for possible clandestine cyber-pornography operations in their areas. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza said that although barangays have limited capability of detecting cyber-pornography operations,…

DSWD keeps 20 rescued children; tourist took nude photos of kids

Apple Ta-as, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Peter L. Romanillos 06/28/2014

Their parents want to take them home but the 15 children who were rescued from a Cordova beach resort where they were allegedly sexually abused by an Australian guest will remain for now with the Lapu-Lapu City…

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