Tag: phishing

UK cyber security firm warns over ChatGPT

London, United Kingdom (AFP) — British cyber security firm Darktrace on Wednesday warned that artificial intelligence bot ChatGPT may have increased the sophistication of phishing scams. Content creation bot ChatGPT, Silicon Valley’s latest app sensation, was launched by Microsoft-backed start-up OpenAI in November. “Darktrace does not believe that ChatGPT has yet lowered barriers to entry for threat actors significantly,” the firm said in a results statement. “But it does believe that it may have helped […]

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PNP: Five Korean nationals, four Filipinos nabbed in Angeles for hacking, phishing activities

(Eagle News) — Five Korean nationals and four Filipinos were nabbed in Angeles City for hacking and phishing activities, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Lee Sungbo alias Seven, Yoensu Yoon, Junguk Lee, Alyssa Payabyab Lee, Maiko de Luna Natividad, John Patrick Sotto Gonzales, Bong Baja Garcia, Lee Jaehun, and Song Gil Sung were arrested in separate operations on Monday. The PNP said the arrest of the nine suspects stemmed from separate […]

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Gov’t warns public as NBI, BSP report 100% increase in phishing incidents during ECQ

(Eagle News) – The government warned the public to be cautious in their online transactions as it reported a 100% increase in the number of phishing incidents during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period. In an online press briefing on Saturday, April 18, Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that while online services has helped people cope during the ECQ, “the National Bureau of Investigation-Cybercrime Division […]

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Eight Koreans nabbed in Pampanga for alleged phishing activities, over illegal drugs

One remains at large (Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested eight Koreans for alleged phishing activities and over illegal drugs. In a statement, the NBI said the arrest of Jung Ju Wan, Kim Tea Yang, Oh Young Seong, Song Jong Min, Jin Jun Young, Kim Dae Hyun, Sung Won Kang, Yeong Hak Tak and Young Jo Choi in Angeles, Pampanga was made after the equipment, including computers, phones, among others, they used for […]

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Nat’l Privacy Commission, nagbabala sa robocalling at phishing

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle Nagbabala ngayon sa publiko ang National Privacy Commission (NPC) laban sa mga natatanggap na tawag mula sa mga ‘di kilalang numero lalo’t galing abroad. Ayon sa NPC, posible kasing ma-hack o mabiktima ng robocalling o tawag gamit ang computer mula sa libu-libong numero na kanilang nakuha sa pamamagitan ng sensitibong impormasyon. Sa natatanggap na tawag ay posibleng makakakakuha ang mga ito ng mga personal na impormasyon. Ayon sa NPC, vishing o voice […]

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‘Heartbleed’ computer bug threat spreads to firewalls and beyond

(Reuters) – Hackers could crack email systems, security firewalls and possibly mobile phones through the “Heartbleed” computer bug, according to security experts who warned on Thursday that the risks extended beyond just Internet Web servers. The widespread bug surfaced late on Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw in a widely used Web encryption program known as OpenSSL opened hundreds of thousands of websites to data theft. Developers rushed out patches to fix […]

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