Senator Richard Gordon has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the rising cybertheft cases after some teachers complained about unauthorized withdrawals from their bank accounts.
In a statement on Sunday, Gordon said “the Senate is compelled to act on the vicious commission of cybercrimes against the Filipino people, particularly against teachers and other public servants, private employees and businesses, taking away their hard-earned savings, violating their financial security, assaulting their cybersecurity, and disregarding their rights.”
In a radio interview on Jan. 27, Teachers’ Dignity Coalition chairperson Benjo Basas said they received complaints from 20 teachers who collectively lost over ₱1 million after unauthorized transactions were done through their payroll accounts at Land Bank of the Philippines. Teachers’ Dignity Coalition said Landbank is still liable as its systems are “not secure." Basas also maintained some victims never disclosed one-time passwords or OTPs, a supposed layer of defense against scammers.Citing data from the Trade department, Gordon’s office said there has been a “surge” in the number of online transaction complaints amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with 10,323 recorded in the first half of 2020.
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