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NEWS ANCHOR : (NA 1) MARK DARRELL FIESTA

: (NA 2) CHEANE GANIA
FIELD REPORTER : (FR 1) ALEXANDRA GUTIERREZ
: (FR 2) KARL MICHAEL CAPITULO
: (FR 3) JOCELLE GABRIEL

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ACHOR 1(Darrell): The three arrested hackers who claimed that they could manipulate
the outcome of the May 9 elections.
ANCHOR 2(Darrell): A top official of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating
Center (CICC) that Filipino mobile phone users lost “millions of
dollars”.
ANCHOR 1(Darrell): Authorities arrested nine people in separate operations in Angeles
The city for cybercrimes related to phishing and hacking.
ANCHOR 2(Darrell): Online scams and libel cases top the cybercrime list of the Philippine
National Police (PNP) from March to September this year.

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ANCHOR 2(Cheane): Good afternoon, Philippines, good afternoon Capas,
I’m Cheane Gania bringing you the globe’s hottest and freshest
News.

ANCHOR 1(Cheane): Philippine Cybercrime Investigation, and Coordinating Center or

CICC executive director Cesar Mancao assures the public that
countries may elections will be safe from cyber-attacks, that's after
the arrest of suspected hackers who promised candidates
of a sure win in the upcoming election in exchange for payments
worth millions of pesos, let’s have ALEXANDRA
GUTIERREZ for the full report.

(FR 1) ALEX: CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Cezar Mancao II said

they discovered this after CICC agents posed as clients keen on
purchasing the stolen data. 

“Well as [per the] evidence gathered by my IT operatives earlier,

there were data of voters,” Mancao said over ANC when asked what
kind of data said the hackers had obtained.  

“Well, as I have said we have gotten access, we were given actually.

If you are a voter, we know where you would be voting, what
province, what precinct, and if you still actively participate,” he also
 said.

Mancao, in a previous press briefing, also revealed that the arrested

hackers were connected to the former Smartmatic employee who
surrendered to the National Bureau of Investigation, ALEXANDRA
GUTIERREZ reporting from DCT news report Capas.

ANCHOR 2(Cheane): A top official of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating

Center (CICC) said that Filipino mobile phone users lost “millions of
dollars” due to the barrage of scam text messages that recently
contained the names of recipients. Government agencies and telco
firms are taking action following the proliferation of text scams, let’s
have KARL MICHAEL CAPITULO for full details.

(FR 2) KARL: In a chance interview with reporters, CICC Deputy Executive

Director Mary Rose Magsaysay said that foreign and local syndicates
are behind the proliferation of spam text messages. There had been
an estimation of how much money Filipinos lost due to text scams.
According to Magsaysay, "There had been millions". 

On September 12, the National Telecommunications Commission

ordered telcos to block URLs, links, and quick response codes on
text messages amid the proliferation of spam text messages, some of
which contain the recipient's full name. 

In her presentation, during the signing of a memorandum of

understanding between Palo Alto Networks and the United States
Agency for International Development, Magsaysay said 37% of
online users in the Philippines reported some form of cyberattack in
2020, KARL MICHAEL CAPITULO reporting from DCT news
report Capas.

ANCHOR 1(Fiesta): Authorities arrested nine people in separate operations in Angeles

City for cyber crimes related to phishing and hacking. According to
police, the five Koreans and four Filipinos who were apprehended
victimized US citizens and Korean nationals let’s have JOCELLE
GABRIEL for full report.

(FR 3)JOCELLE: The suspects have allegedly amassed multi-million pesos from
illicit activities exploiting technology advances. 

The warrants of arrest were for violation of the Access Devices

Regulation Act of 1998 issued by Judge Benigno Abila of Regional
Trial Court Branch 117, Third Judicial Region, Angeles City. 

Those arrested have been brought to the Criminal Investigation and

Detection Group Angeles central field office for documentation and
custody before charges are filed in court, JOCELLE GABRIEL
 reporting from DCT news report Capas.

ANCHOR 2(Cheane): Online scams and libel cases top the cybercrime list of the Philippine
National Police (PNP) from March to September this year and for
details here is ALEXANDRA GUTIERREZ.
 
(FR 1) ALEX: In an interview with CNN Philippines’ Newsroom. PNP Anti-
Cybercrime Group Spokesperson PMaj. Joseph Villaran revealed that
the top five cybercrimes during the 7-month period were online
scams, online libel, computer-related identity thefts, anti-photo and
video voyeurism, and illegal access to someone else’s online account.

Villaran said online shopping is the most common form of an online

scam. He said criminals pretend to be online sellers, but items fail to
be delivered once money is transferred. 

The PNP-ACG said data showed that there was a 37% in online
scams. Online libel meanwhile is associated with giving false
information about a person, according to Villaran. 

Villaran said there was also an increase in cases of illegal access of

someone else’s online account, which can be used for scams and
sexual exploitation. He reminded the public to be extra careful in
giving out personal information online.

ANCHOR 2(Cheane): And that’s the top-of-the-hour news. Again I’m Cheane Gania
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