Cyber attack

CLOSE Three members of a sophisticated international cybercrime operation based in Eastern Europe have been arrested and face charges in federal court in Seattle, officials said Wednesday. (Aug. 1) APIn this file photo taken on January 23,…

Local fact-checking publication Africa Check has done a report on a recent article in TimesLive based on a press release by public relations firm I Heart PR, which claimed that “South Africa has the third highest number of cybercrime…

The Global Accelerex Cybercrime seminar that was organised for Nigerian security agencies in Abuja recently has been described by the seminar participants as a move that would address the challenges and rising trends of insecurity in the…

A person works at a computer during the 10th International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille in January 2018. Online crime is a concern in South Africa. Photo: AFP /PHILIPPE HUGUEN News site Timeslive has painted a grim picture of online crime…

In what is Singapore's worst cyber attack to date, hackers have stolen personal data of the equivalent of a quarter of the population. That's according to officials.Hackers infiltrated the computers of SingHealth, one of the state's major…

Cybercrime (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) With the surge of cybercrimes, the police unit tasked to counter internet crimes and pursue internet offenders is set back by too many laws and too few means. According to Senior Supt. Michael Angelo…

Updated March 4, 2017, 4:00 PM By Francis T. WakefieldThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday said online scams get the most number of  complaints received and investigated by the its Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG). (Credits: Reuters…

Published July 10, 2017, 4:11 PM By Jeffrey Damicog Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered the reshuffle of personnel at two offices of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) over allegations of corruption. Department of…

Published December 21, 2017, 4:35 PM by Agence France-Presse North Korea on Thursday denied US accusations it was behind the WannaCry global ransom-ware cyber-attack, saying Washington was demonizing it. WannaCry infected some 300,000…

  FIRE MOCHA. Members of the Akbayan Youth  hold a protest at the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Monday, April 2, 2018, as the group files a complaint against PCOO Asst. Sec. Mocha Uson for spreading fake news. The organization…