Suspected Chinese companies pretending to be American or European enterprises have been allegedly recruiting active and former members of the Philippine military, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Friday.
Suspected Chinese companies pretending to be American or European enterprises have been allegedly recruiting active and former members of the Philippine military, the Department of Information and Communications Technology said on Friday.Interviewed on Dobol B TV, DICT Undersecretary for Cybersecurity and Upskilling Jeffrey Ian Dy said these firms have been offering their target Filipino recruits part-time jobs as analysts online.
"Pero kapag tinignan mo, meron kasing facility sa internet na ang tawag WHOIS para malaman mo kung kanino registered yung mga domain name, 'yung pangalan ng website, makikita mo na naka-register sila mga companies na Chinese companies," he added.Hundreds of dollars per hour are being offered for the jobs, according to Dy.The DICT first monitored the online recruitment of these companies as early as December 2023.
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