NBI arrests hackers including media outlet’s data officer

Tetch Torres-Tupas 06/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested three individuals involved in hacking private and government websites as well as banks and Facebook accounts. In a press conference on Friday, the NBI said the…

Man hacked for refusing to share viand with older brother

Futch Anthony Inso 06/03/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A construction worker hacked his own brother on Saturday evening, June 1, 2024, after his brother refused to give him sautéed sardines with egg for dinner in Sitio Tiera Dulce, Barangay Inayawan, Cebu…

PRO-7 addresses hacked RCADD’s Facebook page

Emmariel Ares 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) is taking swift action to address the hacking of its Regional Community Affairs Development Division’s (RCADD) Facebook account, which was reported on Monday, May 6,…

Five easy tips to make a safer password

Immae Lachica 05/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— In today’s digital age, where our lives are linked with the digital realm, passwords stand as the gatekeepers to our data. Whether you’re guarding your IG selfies or your precious bank details,  passwords are…

Former SB member hacked to death in Mabinay, Negros Oriental

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A former Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member in Mabinay town in Negros Oriental was hacked to death while riding his motorcycle on Tuesday morning, April 16. The hacking incident happened in Brgy. Paniabonan in…

PCG’s Facebook page hacked in third cyberattack this 2024

John Eric Mendoza 02/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines  – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) lost access to its Facebook account on Monday evening, the third cyberattack that gripped the maritime security group this year. At around 6 p.m., PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo…

DICT traces hacking attempts to China

Julie Aurelio 02/05/2024

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Saturday said that it had blocked cyberattacks from “within China” on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), and on the mailboxes of the DICT itself, the Philippine Coast…

US disrupts China hacking drive vs vital infrastructure – officials

02/01/2024

United States officials said Wednesday they disrupted a sweeping Chinese cyber-spying operation that targeted critical American infrastructure entities and could be used against the US in a future geopolitical crisis. The operation, conducted jointly by the US…

Cebu City farmer found dead, believed to be hacked

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The body of a farmer, who was believed to have been hacked, was found by his uncle inside a nipa hut in a mountainous area in Barangay Pamutan, Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon,…

Hacking suspect shot dead inside his house in Minglanilla

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 33-year-old man, who was found to be a suspect to a hacking incident, died after he was shot multiple times by a still unidentified assailant inside his home in Purok Manga, Barangay…

Minglanilla: Man hacks, wounds neighbor over water supply dispute

Paul Lauro 10/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 33-year-old man hacked and wounded his 45-year-old neighbor over a water supply dispute. The hacking happened at past 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Barangay Magduwang, Minglanilla town in southern…

Liquor drove two men to hack, wound mason, welder in separate attacks in Ronda, Toledo

Paul Lauro 09/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two drunk men, who let the liquor get into their heads, hack and wounded two other men in separate hacking attacks on Saturday, September 9. The hacking attacks happened at about the same…

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