February 1, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill defining acts that will constitute cybercrime.
With a vote of 13 in favor and one against, the Senate approved yesterday Senate Bill 2796, which defines cybercrime and provides the penalties for those found guilty of these acts. Read the rest of this entry »
November 24, 2011
MOBILE phones and social networking sites have become popular targets of cybercriminals, said antivirus software developer Trend Micro Inc.
Myla Pilao, director for core technology at TrendLabs, said malware threats in Android phones surged by 1,410 percent in the first seven months of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
October 24, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) urged lawmakers yesterday to strengthen the laws against cyber crimes to prevent foreigners from using the country as “safe haven” of Internet criminals. Read the rest of this entry »
October 23, 2011
MANILA, Philippines—A top Philippine National Police official said the country has become a “haven” for transnational organized crime syndicates involved in cyber pornography, cyber sex dens, illegal online gambling, credit card fraud and identity theft due to weak laws against cyber crimes and the poor technical know-how of law enforcers. Read the rest of this entry »
October 1, 2011
BEFORE Android, smart phones and tablets became all the rage in tech-savvy Manila, the camera phone was the gadget of choice of the upwardly-mobile urbanite. The demand for camera phones reached fever pitch in early 2001 with people from all walks of life owning, if not wanting one. The Filipinos’ fondness for instant “photo-ops” and irrepressible desire to keep connected with family and friends even made Nokia the leading camera phone in the Philippine market. The camera phone also gave rise to the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) which allowed people to wirelessly send pictures from their camera phones to their friends in real time. Read the rest of this entry »
September 26, 2011
INITIAL investigations regarding last week’s mall shooting incident revealed that the 13-year-old boy reportedly planned the killing of his alleged 16-year-old lover based on his earlier posts in his Facebook page. Read the rest of this entry »
September 16, 2011
Cybercrime is on the rise, with one million people falling victims each day and costing more than $338 billion in lost time and financial losses, software security firm Symantec said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
September 16, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – More than 1 million people each day are victims of cybercrime. A new study estimated that the total actual cost lost to international cybercrime syndicates is US $388 billion. Read the rest of this entry »
September 9, 2011
Could your child be a victim of cyber-crime? Nowadays, the Internet has become a playground for many kids and teens from which they get unlimited access to information on their celebrity idols, favorite TV shows, movies, music and online games. With all the attractive activities available online, it is often difficult for kids and teens to distinguish legal activities from illegal ones, making them easy targets for cyber criminals and unknowing victims of cyber crime. Read the rest of this entry »
August 5, 2011
There’s an angel watching over your child on the Internet.
“Project Angel Net,” a 24/7 operation center and website aimed at fighting online sex predators and cyber bullies, was launched on Thursday by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Read the rest of this entry »
