Philippines SEC confirms data breach as BIR investigates 340K record leak claims

The Philippines is facing concerns over two alleged government data leaks involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). As of the latest update, the SEC has confirmed a data security incident and reported it to the National Privacy Commission (NPC). However, neither agency has verified the amount of information allegedly stolen or whether the records advertised online were genuine. All about the Philippine SEC breach In a press release dated the 9th of November, the SEC detected the security incident that happened on the 6th of November and concluded that the personal information linked to individual accounts may have been exposed. This includes names, usernames, contact details, dates of birth, residential addresses, and taxpayer identification numbers.

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