Enterprise tech news and intelligence in the Philippines
The Lazarus hacking group used AI-generated content to lure victims and post-quantum encryption to protect malware communications in a cyberespionage campaign, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis…
SoftwareOne and Crayon have combined their Asia-Pacific (APAC) channel businesses under the SoftwareOne brand, giving technology resellers access to more cloud, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) specialists to support customer…
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) recorded 18,553 consumer complaints following the introduction of the 1326 Hotline, up from 6,800 before its rollout, according to its Consumer Complaint…
Checking children’s ages online could help keep them safe, but it also raises a question: How much personal information should websites and apps collect to prove someone’s age? That concern…
AI agents can carry out tasks independent of human oversight, but businesses need to decide how much access to give them. If a tool makes a mistake, access limits can…
PLDT Enterprise, the corporate and ICT unit of PLDT Inc., has added three tools to SmartSafe that help businesses check for SIM changes, unusual locations, and overseas roaming when reviewing…
Discord, a text, voice, and video chat platform, is open to appointing a Philippine law firm as its local representative as officials want a direct channel for handling urgent online…
Philippine government agencies and businesses using PHP for their websites need to check whether the software has received security updates to address two critical flaws, according to the Department of…
Bron, a next-generation self-custodial platform for securely owning digital assets, has launched FaceScan, a feature that allows users to recover wallet access through a face scan if they lose their…
Filipinos can learn to spot online scams through a game included in Scam Ready ASEAN, a regional training program launched in the Philippines with support from the Bangko Sentral ng…
Children below 18 would be barred from using social media and other online services considered high-risk under a bill approved by the Philippine Senate. Companies running these services would have…
Scammers are increasingly using e-wallets in the Philippines, with their reported use increasing from 34% in 2025 to 73% in 2026, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)’s Annual State…
IBM and Red Hat have fixed more than 400 previously unknown security weaknesses in widely used Java libraries through their Lightwell initiative. The fixes cover older software versions still running…
(Artificial intelligence) AI-generated sexual videos made without the permission of the people depicted increased from an estimated 500,000 in 2023 to 8 million in 2025, according to estimates cited in…
Companies using artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out everyday business tasks need to set clear limits on what these tools can access and do, Fortinet executives said during the company’s…
Almost a third of physical security and cybersecurity professionals say their building access controllers lack cybersecurity features, according to Mercury Security’s 2026 Trends in Access Controllers Report. The finding highlights…
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has identified several hundred victims of MovieReaper, a malware campaign that disguises harmful software as popular movie downloads. The infections affected individuals and organizations across multiple countries…
The Philippines had 10 organizations named on ransomware gangs’ leak sites in August, as the global number of claimed victims reached its highest monthly level so far in 2026, according…
An AI subscription service advertised on an underground forum is offering users access to a chatbot without ethical restrictions, according to new research from Sophos X-Ops. Sophos Counter Threat Unit…
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the restoration of Discord and Reddit access across the Philippines after the platforms agreed to measures aimed at protecting children…
Microsoft and Cloudflare have disrupted EvilTokens, a cybercrime service used to break into Microsoft 365 email accounts and help criminals carry out payment fraud. The operation targeted the websites, domains,…
“Yung mga bagong sinasabi ng ibang mga naapektuhan ng Discord, ginagamit pala nila sa business, ginagamit pala nila sa pag-aaral, hindi pa naka-klaro sa amin yan ng Discord,” Cybercrime Investigation…
Companies that update their software once a month may struggle to keep pace with how quickly vulnerabilities are being found, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS). “Most businesses are still…
Kaspersky researchers have found a new version of MacSync malware that can steal passwords and cryptocurrency wallet data from macOS users. It also installs a backdoor that allows attackers to…
A fraud network backed by Philippine banks, lenders, and government partners aims to help financial institutions spot scams that move across accounts and platforms. The Fraud Intelligence Data Sharing (FIDS)…
PLDT-led PROTECTA Pilipinas is calling for stronger Philippine laws and closer coordination among government agencies, telecommunications companies, financial technology firms, schools, and communities to protect children from online violence and…
The Philippines’ House of Representatives has called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to attend a hearing on social media safety. Lawmakers want answers about harmful content on Meta’s platforms, particularly…
Identity-based attacks played a role in 85% of ransomware incidents involving schools and universities, according to a new Sophos report. The State of Ransomware in Education 2026 report found that…
SEON has partnered with Exist Software Labs, a technology and systems integration firm, to offer businesses in the Philippines and Southeast Asia a single platform for detecting fraud, verifying customers,…
Nearly half of reported online scam cases in six Southeast Asian (SEA) countries remain unresolved, raising concerns that fraud could weaken consumer trust in digital banking, e-commerce, artificial intelligence (AI),…