PhilHealth called on the public to refrain from further circulating illegally obtained data from its system as a result of the September 22 ransomware attack.
MANILA - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation on Sunday called on the public to refrain from further circulating illegally obtained data from its system as a result of the September 22 ransomware attack.
"Using the stolen data, the hackers will likely target members through calls, emails or text messages. Let us then heed the advice of authorities to refrain from clicking doubtful links or providing passwords or OTPs. It is best to ignore suspicious calls, and to delete text or emails instead from unknown and suspicious senders," PhilHealth Chief Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. said.
Authorities said hackers may face up to 20 years of imprisonment, while those who downloaded, processed or shared such data will likewise be held accountable.
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