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Hacker defaces NBDB website
EXCLUSIVE A hacker who goes by the screen name “Fiofa Fado” attacked the official website of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) around Monday midnight. An attached agency of the Department of Education, the […]
hodgepodge / philippines / politics
Anonymous Philippines attacks Tito Sotto’s website
Anonymous Philippines hackers defaced the official website of Senator Vicente Sotto III early Tuesday morning. The attack came three months after it was first reported that both foreign and local “hacktivists” are […]
personal matters / philippines
Cyberbullying in the Philippines – let’s get personal
Last week, I appeared on Global News Network’s Opinion Leaders show to talk about cyberbullying together with Alvin Dakis of the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates. Before I venture into […]
commentary / history / philippines / politics
Cybercrime Law – repressive state apparatus?
There is no denying that just a handful of conglomerates control major media outlets in the Philippines, just like in the United States. And as the political and economic theory of the […]
Cybercrime law will have chilling effect on free speech – HRW
This is a slightly modified version of the press release sent by Mr. Carlos Conde, Human Rights Watch director for Asia. The new Philippine “cybercrime” law (it will be in effect starting […]
hodgepodge / journalism / philippines
Anonymous Philippines hackers attack NTC website
Four days after attacking a number of government websites, hacktivist group Anonymous Philippines defaced the online portal of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as part of its continuing online protest against the […]
hodgepodge / journalism / philippines
Anonymous Philippines hackers attack gov’t websites over cybercrime law
Hackers from the group Anonymous Philippines defaced the website of American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines as well as the web portals of a number of government agencies to push for […]
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