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25 August 2020

Is it legal?: Attackers use legitimate tools in 30 percent of successful cyber-incidents in 2019

08/23/2020 02:54:49 AM




Kasperksy said nearly one-third of cyberattacks involve the misuse of legitimate tools. 

Alaala ng Route 196

08/24/2020 02:17:03 AM


Ang hirap magising sa isang Linggo ng gabi kung saan puno ng emosyon at pamamaalam ang mga nangyayari. Pustahan: baka marami pa sa atin ang naiyak noong nalaman ang balitang yan. Parang noong nakaraang dekada, noong nagbabay sa ere ang NU 107 dahil sa dami ng tao sa labas ng studio nila sa Ortigas at ilan sa atin na nakatutok nun sa mga radyo.

Halos saglit lang pagkamulat ng mata at pagtingin sa news feed sa Facebook, ay ang balita ng pagsasara ng isang bar ang bumungad kagad.

24 August 2020

Joji collaborates with Diplo for "Daylight"

08/23/2020 03:16:52 AM



Joji has teamed up with Diplo recently, and this resulted in a new collaboration – a new single called “Daylight.”

DDoS attacks nearly-tripled for Q2 of 2019

08/23/2020 01:18:23 AM





There's no such thing as summer vacation for cybercriminals as Kaspersky has found out that DDoS Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the second quarter of 2020 increased for almost thrice in comparison to the same period in 2019. 

23 August 2020

Newsletter: Pinoy app addressing pandemic impact won the Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge

08/23/2020 01:44:48 AM



Author's Note: As cliche as it sounds, Pinoy Pride has made it again, but in the mobile and pandemic-ish way – and I mean it in good context, huh? 

Look. There's a group of our data analysts from CirroLytix who made it big to the COVID-19 themed Space App Challenge organized by the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). This makes up for being one of two Filipino groups who made it as global finalists.

Know more of them by reading the press release below.

McDonald's offers 'free delivery fee' this August!

08/23/2020 01:32:43 AM



This month, McDonald's is offering its free delivery fee for orders amounting to at least PhP200 and above, as it doubles down its mission to bring feel-good moments to more Filipinos, McDonald’s continues to find ways to make our favorites more accessible than ever. 

BTS premieres the explosively new single and music video, Dynamite

08/22/2020 11:42:05 PM


BTS put on an explosive weekend once again.

22 August 2020

The (Various) SummerSlam Watching Experience

08/22/2020 01:59:52 AM


It's a Holiday Monday in August 2017. My cab ride from my place in Marikina to BGC lasted for 20 minutes – faster by a whopping 55 percent compared to the usual travel time. As the clock ticked 6:21 AM, I rushed my way up to the second floor of Skinny Mike's Sports Bar and grabbed my ticket as the World Wrestling Entertainment's annual summer party is about to explode right before our very eyes.  

LMP 2020 goes digital with a packed music shows and workshops all week long!

08/22/2020 12:11:58 AM



This year, Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino takes a different timetable and goes digital.

17 August 2020

Lazarus group strikes anew with OS targeting-malware MATA

08/08/2020 07:37:42 PM

Lazarus strikes again.

The well-recognized and prolific group from Korean has been distinguished as the main culprit of attacks that depicted an advanced malware framework, called MATA, to target Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.

This realization was made by the researchers of Kaspersky.

15 August 2020

Notorious NoKor-APT group rolls again with VHD Ransomware

08/01/2020 05:37:43 PM



In two months during this year, a number of cybersecurity organizations – including Kaspersky –  reported on VHD ransomware, a malicious program designed to extort money from its victims, which stood out due to its self-replication method. It is owned and operated by Lazarus, a prominent North-Korean APT group, and opts to create and distribute ransomware.

14 August 2020

Kaspersky's Q2 research reports states further emergence of APT activities

08/08/2020 01:28:45 PM



For a lot of people, 2020 has been a plagued year with the series of bad news and the COVID-19 pandemic locking down the planet. However, it is just a normal year for cybercriminals and APT (Advanced Persistent Threats) groups alike.