Philippine Privacy Commission Investigates Globe’s GCash Fiasco

The Philippine National Privacy Commission ordered an investigation into a potential personal data breach at GCash, the e-wallet service of Globe Telecom, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.

• Commission will ask for more information and documents to verify claims that phishing incidents rather than hacking led to the suspicious transactions reported by some users, the Inquirer reported Sunday, citing a statement
• Read: Unauthorized Debits Hit Popular Philippine E-Wallet GCash

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