NBI widens probe on ‘phishing’ of bank accounts

The National Bureau of Investigation has been watching closely phishing activities which have reportedly victimized a number of teachers, Department of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Tuesday, Jan. 25.

The DOJ’s Office of Cybercrime has described phishing, along with vishing and smishing, as “forms of cybercrimes in which the perpetrator posing as a legitimate institution, such as a bank, online payment site, or an online commerce site, devises a message through electronic, phone call, or text message” with the objective “of luring individuals into providing sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and usernames and passwords.

LBP said that based on its initial investigation, the devices of the teachers were hacked via phishing which compromised their personal information.”

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