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Fri 25 Sept1
PH
The Cyber Express
The government has lifted its ban on Discord in the Philippines after the platform's representatives met with officials from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC). The CICC is an attached agency of the DICT. The restriction was removed on Thursday, Sept. 24. DICT Secretary Henry Aguda and CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato "Aboy" Paraiso confirmed the decision. They said it followed a pledge f
Wed 2 Sept1
PH
Dark Reading
Threat actors exploited commodity in ownCloud to gain initial access, resulting in stolen reactor databases, personnel records, and credential stores.
Sat 29 Aug1
PH
Security Affairs
An alleged Chinese-speaking actor breached Philippine nuclear and naval targets by exploiting known flaws, stealing sensitive data. A suspected Chinese-speaking operator targeted a Philippine nuclear research body and a marine engineering company that supports the Philippine Navy, using well-known vulnerabilities in internet-facing ownCloud and WordPress systems. The activity was uncovered after Hunt.io found an exposed […]
Fri 28 Aug1
PH
The Hacker News
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports that a Chinese-speaking threat actor weaponized the vulnerability to target a nuclear research body in the Philippines. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of
Thu 27 Aug1
PH
GBHackers
Suspected Chinese-speaking operators exploited the critical ownCloud flaw CVE-2023-49105 to steal nuclear material records, research reactor data, personnel files, and encryption key material from a Philippine nuclear research organization. Hunt.io discovered an exposed file directory on August 13, 2026, hosted at 31.58.209[.]241:8000, an Amsterdam-based server registered to CGI Global Limited. The directory was served through […] The post Hackers Exploit CVE-2023-49105 to Steal Nuclear Records
Wed 26 Aug1
PH
Hunt.io
An exposed staging server reveals ownCloud pre-signed URL abuse against a Philippine nuclear agency and exploitation of a naval contractor's WordPress website.