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CYBER5d agoPhilippines thought Pogos were gone. Corruption and AI still power themTwo years after the Philippines banned its notorious offshore gaming hubs, or Pogos, a recent crackdown on hundreds of foreigners has highlighted a worrying trend of embedded corruption that still enables the sector to thrive. In September, the National Bureau of Investigation raided a call centre-style facility in Makati City, arresting more than 120 Chinese nationals linked to an alleged illegal trading and a “lust scam” that tricked local and foreign victims into sharing explicit videos,...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 4Philippines arrests 244 suspects in online scam crackdownCriminals accused of using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as cover for human trafficking, fraud, murder.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBEROct 4Philippines Arrests 244 In Online Scam CrackdownThe government said it is investigating possible human trafficking-related offences by a number of those arrested, while the rest will be deported. The post Philippines Arrests 244 In Online Scam Crackdown appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
CYBEROct 4Philippines arrests 244 'mostly Chinese' workers in online scam crackdown, including one HongkongerPhilippines authorities arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said.thestandard_hk · hong kong
CYBERSep 25Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategyThe Philippines’ decision to block messaging platform Discord for less than a day following a series of school shootings has raised questions about the government’s response to child safety online, with analysts describing the move as a show of regulatory muscle that did little to address underlying problems. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced on Thursday that it had lifted the ban after what officials described as successful negotiations with Discord...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 2Old, Unpatched Flaws Give Attackers Access to Philippines Nuclear AgencyDark Reading