NPC Probes Alleged Data Breach of Overseas Employment Systems
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) in the Philippines has launched an investigation into a report of 69 gigabytes of overseas employment system database backups being illegally copied. Following a report by cybersecurity firm Hunt.io, the NPC is coordinating with the Department of Migrant Workers to determine any violations of the Data Privacy Act.
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