Individuals continue to avail services as face-to-face operations and transactions continue at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. in Quezon City on Tuesday amid recent cyber attack.MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission is investigating if there was negligence in the handling of personal information and security committed by Philippine Health Insurance Corp. regarding a recent ransomware attack.
Apart from the notice to explain, the NPC also issued PhilHealth a notice to appear at a hearing scheduled last Sept. 26. It added that this was followed by a Notice of Onsite Investigation on Sept. 28. “PhilHealth’s membership database, claims, contribution and accreditation information which are stored in a separate database are intact and completely unaffected by the cyberattack,” the agency said.
PhilHealth spokesman Dr. Israel Pargas said six of the affected systems have been restored and only two are currently undergoing restoration. Apart from the PhilHealth issue, the NPC also reminded the public yesterday to be cautious of the privacy implications brought by the use of the popular artificial intelligence yearbook app.-Experience super-sized fun at SM’s 65th anniversary this OctoberReady to own a Kumon franchise? Here's all you need to know!
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