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London-based information security firm TurgenSec says sensitive court documents were made publicly available online for at least two months (Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is investigating a reported data breach of some 345,000 sensitive court documents that was first revealed by a U.K. security company. In a statement, it said that it would also prosecute and punish those responsible for the data breach that involved its court documents. The […]
(Eagle News) — Iniimbestigahan na ng National Privacy Commission ang detalye ng data breach sa Globe Telecom na nakaapekto sa halos 9,000 prepaid customers nito. Sinabi ni NPC Commissioner Raymund Liboro na pinayuhan na nila ang mga posibleng naapektuhan ng data breach na i-monitor ang kanilang online at offline accounts. Pinayuhan din silang magpalit na ng mga password at iba pang identity verification at maging maingat sa mga posibleng phishing attempts. https://youtu.be/4_2MzJeC3TI
(Eagle News) — Iniimbestigahan na ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ang napaulat ng data breach sa pawning and remittance firm na Cebuana Lhuillier. Ang nasabing data breach ay nakaapekto sa personal na impormasyon ng nasa 900,000 na kliyente ng nasabing remittance firm. “The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has recently been informed of a data breach incident involving Cebuana Lhuillier which affected personal information of about 900,000 clients,” ayon sa BSP. Ayon sa BSP, nakikipag-ugnayan […]
(Eagle News)—The National Privacy Commission said on Saturday, Jan. 19, that it was investigating the data breach affecting data of the clients of remittance and pawning firm Cebuana Lhuillier. In a statement, NPC Commissioner Raymund Liboro said this was following the firm’s report of the breach on Friday, Jan. 18, that may have reportedly led to the leak of personal information that include the mobile number, names, birth dates, email addresses and even income data […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in November 2017 that hackers had infiltrated its systems. The French Data Protection Authority said the breach would have […]
by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook’s woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy working on Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, and as a new report suggested it shared more data with partners than it had said. The suit filed by the District of Columbia attorney general is likely the first by an official US body that could impose consequences […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Wednesday against emails showing the social media giant offering Netflix and other popular apps preferential access to people’s data even after it had tightened its privacy rules. A British parliamentary committee investigating whether the social media behemoth was being used to manipulate the results of elections published 250 pages of internal Facebook documents earlier Wednesday. They show executives holding […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Wednesday against emails showing the social media giant offering Netflix and other popular apps preferential access to people’s data even after it had tightened its privacy rules. A British parliamentary committee investigating whether the social media behemoth was being used to manipulate the results of elections published 250 pages of internal Facebook documents earlier Wednesday. They show executives […]
(Eagle News) – The National Privacy Commission is alarmed regarding the data breach involving 102,209 Philippine passengers of Cathay Pacific Airways whose sensitive data information including credit card details and passport information had been breached since March this year. Cathay Airways only notified the NPC about this data breach on October 25, prompting the Commission to issue an order asking the airline company to explain why it failed to immediately or “timely notify” the government […]
(Eagle News) — ABS-CBN temporarily shut down two of its online stores amid a reported data breach that may have allegedly exposed the information of over 200 customers. “As of this time, there are 213 customers who may have been affected,” ABS-CBN said in its statement in explaining why it closed down its ABS-CBN store (store.abs-cbn.com) and UAAP Store (uaapstore.com) at 9:30 a.m. The supposed data breach was reported by Willem de Groot, a consultant based in […]
(Eagle News)–The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has begun its probe into a reported data breach following an attack on the websites of government organizations and others on April 1. In a statement on Tuesday, April 23, the NPC said it summoned on Monday officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) offices in Bacoor and Calamba, the province of Bulacan, Taguig City University, the Philippine Carabao Center, Republic Central Colleges in Angeles City and the Laguna State Polytechnic University. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook, embattled in a scandal over the mishandling of user data, confirmed Monday that it also collected information from people beyond their social network use. During heated hearings in Congress last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had already explained that Facebook collects data beyond what users share their profiles. “When you visit a site or app that uses our services, we receive information even if you’re logged out or don’t […]
