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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Online Seller Becomes Victim of Identity Theft

A woman in Baguio City ended up as another victim of identity theft. Fiona Moraleda, had been a victim of a fake online seller after she posted personal information on her social media account.
According to Moraleda, many buyers or victims are now complaining her for the deeds of the fake online seller who scammed customers after pretending to be her.

Based on statistics from Philippine National Police, identity theft remains among the top five cyber-crime complaints.
It is advised, that in order to not end up as victim of identity theft, we must avoid posting personal information or details that could be used by another person to steal your identity. Some of the documents that should not be posted are ID, passport, documents and even receipts that shows your exact address, birthday and other contact details and personal information.
The Department of Trade and Industry is also admonishing the public to buy or transact only with legitimate sellers or those who you know personally.

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

WARNING:FACEBOOK "ONLINE PALUWAGAN" VICTIMS SEEK THE HELP OF THE NBI

Online scams are growing like mushrooms especially in the social media,particularly on Facebook.With a promise of easy money and huge return of investment in a short period of time,the victims are being lured to the glitter of wealth and their sugar coated adverts.If you are not smart enough,you will fall victim to their glary snare.And just like mushrooms,they just disappear after they get what they want leaving the victims grieving and lost.

A certain "Erika",a wife of an Overseas Filipino Worker has invested Php500,000 just before the founder of the online scam suddenly disappear with hers and the other victims' money.For Erika,its not only that she lost her money.When her OFW husband found out what happend,her husband also left her.

The "online paluwagan" promises to give you around 40% or higher return of investment in only 3-5 days.Below is an example of the matrix some online paluwagan admins are using:

According to ABS-CBN News,15 victims of the scam went to NBI to help them find a certain Crista Acedo Jumao-as who has been already filed with multiple counts of estafa and is now subject to manhunt .

NBI warned the public that if the transactions are made only in social media and offering too good to be true returns,you should be aware that you might be dealing with a scammer.

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China's plans to hire Filipino household workers to their five major cities including Beijing and Shanghai, was reported at a local newspaper Philippine Star. it could be a big break for the household workers who are trying their luck in finding greener pastures by working overseas China is offering up to P100,000 a month, or about HK$15,000. The existing minimum allowable wage for a foreign domestic helper in Hong Kong is around HK$4,310 per month. Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the haven for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income. DOLE is expected to have further negotiations on the launch date with a delegation from China in September. according to Usec Say, Chinese employers favor Filipino domestic workers for their English proficiency, which allows them to teach their employers’ children. Chinese embassy officials also mentioned that improving ties with the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte has paved the way for the new policy to materialize. There is presently a strict work visa system for foreign workers who want to enter mainland China. But according Usec. Say, China is serious about the proposal. Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said an estimated 200,000 Filipino domestic helpers are presently working illegally in China. With a great demand for skilled domestic workers, Filipino OFWs would have an option to apply using legal processes on their desired higher salary for their sector. Source: ejinsight.com, PhilStar Read More: The effectivity of the Nationwide Smoking Ban or E.O. 26 (Providing for the Establishment of Smoke-free Environment in Public and Enclosed Places) started today, July 23, but only a few seems to be aware of it. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Executive Order 26 with the citizens health in mind. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the executive order is a milestone where the government prioritize public health protection. The smoking ban includes smoking in places such as schools, universities and colleges, playgrounds, restaurants and food preparation areas, basketball courts, stairwells, health centers, clinics, public and private hospitals, hotels, malls, elevators, taxis, buses, public utility jeepneys, ships, tricycles, trains, airplanes, and gas stations which are prone to combustion. The Department of Health urges all the establishments to post "no smoking" signs in compliance with the new executive order. They also appeal to the public to report any violation against the nationwide ban on smoking in public places. Read More: ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS, TYPE KEYWORDS and TITLE OF ARTICLE at the box below Smoking is only allowed in designated smoking areas to be provided by the owner of the establishment. Smoking in private vehicles parked in public areas is also prohibited. What Do You Need To know About The Nationwide Smoking Ban Violators will be fined P500 to P10,000, depending on their number of offenses, while owners of establishments caught violating the EO will face a fine of P5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days. The Department of Health urges all the establishments to post "no smoking" signs in compliance with the new executive order. They also appeal to the public to report any violation against the nationwide ban on smoking in public places. ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO

Dominador Say, undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said that talks are underway with Chinese embassy officials on this possibility. China’s five major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen will soon be the destination for Filipino domestic workers who are seeking higher income.

Saturday, July 16, 2016

IN SAUDI ARABIA CYBER BULLYING OR HARMING ANYONE USING SOCIAL MEDIA -ONE YEAR JAIL AND SAR500,000 FINE

CYBER BULLYING OR HARMING ANYONE USING SOCIAL MEDIA CAN PUT YOU A YEAR IN JAIL AND PAY SAR500,000 FINE IN SAUDI ARABIA

The National Society Of Human Rights (NSHR) announced in a tweet from their official Twitter account that anyone who harms anyone through the use of social media could be criminally liable and will be subjected to imprisonment of not more than a year and will be ordered to pay a fine up to SR500,000

The president of NSHR,Mufleh Al-Qahtani, explained that as part of its duty to disseminate the culture of human rights throughout the community and to encourage people to abide by the law, the society publishes booklets and posts tweets to educate and familiarize Saudis with the consequences of their actions and the crimes that they might commit without their knowledge.

Read: Cyber Crime Law In UAE and The Middle East

Al-Qahtani said that the popularity of social media, especially among young people, coincided with the emergence of various crimes committed using these means.

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“This entailed the enactment of the Anti-Cyber Crimes Law under a royal decree in 1428,”says Al-Qatani.

According to Saudi Arabia Cybercrime Law of 2007, cybercrime perpetrators can be imprisoned for anywhere between one and 10 years and incur a fine of between SR500,000 and SR5 million.

The anti-cybercrime law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia involves various offenses. These include spying,

interception of data transmitted through an information network without authorization,

unlawful access to computers with the intention of threatening or engaging in blackmail,

unlawful access to a website or hacking with the intent of changing design,

destroying or modifying websites,

invasion of privacy through the misuse of camera-equipped mobile phones and defamation

and infliction of damage on others through the misuse of information.

The NSHR earlier twitted the relevant prison punishment of not more than a year and the payment of a fine of SR500,000 as possible punishments for any person who invades the private life of others by using their mobile phone camera abusively,bullying and defaming others or by harming them through social media .

Meanwhile a certain A.Khaliq A.Jabbar's comment has drawn my attention on the Arab News article about this issue and it reads:

"When employers abuse their maids, why there is no such huge fines? Where go human rights at that time?"

Thursday, April 21, 2016

ARE YOU A REGISTERED VOTER? COMELEC ADVISED TO ALL: CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD AND DATA INFO'S ASAP!C

Commission on Elections or Comelec said sorry to all registered voters and those who were registered in previous elections with names and sensitive informations including passport number and fingerprint that may be vulnerable to use for some illegal activities.

The names said to be numbering between 55M to 70M registered infos that hackers took from the Comelec database and dumped to a searchable website entitled, "Philippines, we have your data" The Comelec asked the help of NBI to take down the website and it is still searchable and visible as of Thursday.

The Comelec advised all registered voters to change their email passwords and other vital infos to prevent misuse of their privacy.

"Tayong lahat po. Palitan email addresses and passwords;

contact credit card company to tell them maaring damay kayo"

The website "Philippines, we have your data" said in a statement at the opening of the website.

"ATTENTION: there is no any passport information, no documents, etc. There is just personal data from the previously leaked by LulzSecPinas Comelec database. We have no responsibility and don't give any warranty of leaked data's accuracy - we have just extracted it from the dump."

What is this all about?
As you know (or don't know), recently LulzSec Pilipinas have hacked comelec.ph. They have dumped the database of about 70 million of Philippines voters and have published all the data at archive.org. The database contains a lot of sensitive information, including fingerprint data and passport information. So, we thought that it would be fun to make a search engine over that data.

Why are we doing this?

For lulz. Hackers just hack and download data from websites but we make it accessible for anyone. It's one thing to hear news about a huge data leak and another to is see your data in a public website. Maybe, at least now, government will start thinking about security of citizens' personal data.

PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESS PASSWORDS
CHANGE PIN CODES IN ATM
ENABLE TWO WAY OR PHONE AUTHENTICATION OF YOUR CREDIT CARDS AND BANK TRANSACTIONS
PASSPORTS AND OTHERS DATA MAY ALSO BE RENEWED FOR SECURITY REASON

Monday, September 21, 2015

OFW in Singapore Sentenced to 4 Months In Prison For Facebook Post/Comment

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An OFW working in Singapore has been sentenced to (3 months for sedition and 1 month or lying to police during investigation) 4 months in prison, after posting something derogatory in facebook about Singaporeans.

Read more about his story here.

Bello could have been sentenced to 3 years in prison, but the judge said he was 1st time offender and he showed remorse for the things he had done by pleading guilty in court.

Back in April, he has been charged with with two counts of sedition for promoting feelings of hostility between Singaporeans and Filipinos in Singapore, and three counts for giving false information to the police for their investigation after he denied his wrong doings saying that his account has been hacked.

To read about Cyber Crime Law in Middle East read here.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Cyber Crime Law In The Middle East

Do you remember that Kenyan foreign worker in Saudi Arabia who was jailed after he was caught chatting with a woman in Facebook. His mobile/cellphone was also confiscated and they found pictures of that woman he was chatting with.

We also have Raif Badawi, a blogger and a Saudi national who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes for his blog posts.

We really don't know the rules in Saudi Arabia for the use of internet or social media. But recently we also found out that the ministry has opened its own website to accept reports of harmful comments posted in the internet. It says "This service allows reporting harmful electronic comments on internet blogs".

In a recent court ruling in UAE's Supreme Court, a man was fined for $800 after swearing at a colleague over an instant messaging application. Wherein the claimant presented his phone as proof of the insulting words he received from the accused.

We can also recall what happened few months ago, when an American was jailed, fined and faced with possible deportation after he posted something on his Facebook page while he was on vacation in the United States (Read and watch the article here).

In UAE, it is an offence to use the internet to mock or deride organizations and individuals.

Their local media has reported that swearing at someone on Whatsapp could land you in jail and be fined with Dhs250,000 or $68,000.

Anyone who swears, insults or use middle finger emoji could face jail, fine or deportation(for expats).

“Sending a middle finger emoji on a smartphone or even sending a middle finger picture through email can put you in trouble. It’s an insult in the UAE and the law can punish you with either jail of up to three years or a fine of up to Dhs 500,000 ($137,000),” criminal defense lawyer Abdullah Yousef al Nasir said.

Whatever is the law they are trying to implement in Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East, it would be better to be mindful always of what is being posted specially in social networking sites like Facebook.

Sunday, May 03, 2015

Kenyan in Saudi-Jailed For Chatting With A Woman In Facebook

The Saudi government has strict policies when it comes to interaction and segregation of men and women.

There are malls and stores that allows only families. It means that women can get in but bachelors cannot, unless they are with their family.
Women are not supposed to dine in restaurants single's/bachelor's area, instead they should dine in the family section.
Men and women who are not family related are not supposed to talk to each other or be seen together alone or in public.
Women are not supposed to be alone in a car with a man. However there is unclear boundaries regarding this because women are not allowed to drive, but they can hire drivers to drive for them but they have to sit at the back of the car and never on the seat next to the driver. The same thing when riding taxi.

But their policies are not clear when it comes to use of social media. Because recently a Kenyan man has been jailed after he was caught chatting with a woman in Facebook. He was also caught to have pictures of that woman in his phone.

The act is said to be in apparent contravention of the Sunni Kingdom's Puritannical Laws.

Juma Laki's mother already pleaded with their government to help him on his case and have him repatriated.

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