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Philippines police (Source: EPA/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Philippines immigration agents, backed by troops, have arrested 324 Chinese nationals for alleged cybercrimes during a raid in Puerto Princesa City on Palawan island, according to the Bureau of Immigration. Foreigners were reportedly rounded up in eight hotels and establishments where they were caught red-handed performing their illegal activities, the Bureau of Immigration said in a press release on late September 17. The press release quoted Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente as saying the detainees, most of whom appeared to be undocumented, will be deported. He added that the bureau will continue to root out illegal aliens, particularly those engaged in unauthorised online gaming activities, cyber fraud and investment scams that prey on unsuspecting victims who are mostly abroad. It was the second anti-cybercrime operation in the Philippines in a week. Last week, the Philippines arrested more than 270 Chinese in a … [Read more...] about Philippines arrests 324 Chinese for alleged cybercrimes

QUITO — Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their personal data leaked online, security experts said on Monday, a massive breach that the government called a "very delicate" issue. An estimated 17 million people, including almost seven million minors and children, had their data exposed by a breach on an unsecured server run by an Ecuadorean marketing and analytics firm. "The information that I can share with you at this moment is that this is a very delicate issue, it is a major concern for the whole of the government and the state," said Interior Minister Maria Paula Romo. The security company vpnMentor uncovered the breach on the server run by the firm Novaestrat, which included citizens' full names, dates and places of birth, education levels, phone numbers and national identity card numbers. ZDNet, the cybersecurity website that first reported the breach, said there was even data on the country's president and on Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder who applied for … [Read more...] about Almost entire population of Ecuador has online data leaked

BERLIN — Feeling the heat from a vocal climate protest movement, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government plans on Friday to unveil a multi-billion-euro grand plan for tackling global warming. Days before a UN climate summit in New York, Merkel's team was due to announce details as the top EU economy, once a green energy pioneer, is bound to miss its 2020 carbon reduction targets. Political parties were still haggling over the details early in the week, but Berlin was likely to pledge some 40 billion euros ($44 billion) over four years, newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported. Measures proposed by Merkel's CDU party include boosting public transport services, making train travel cheaper and flying more expensive, and raising subsidies for cleaner cars and home heating systems. A bone of contention remained how to price the emission of climate-killer CO2 into economic activity - either through a carbon tax or the trading of emissions permits, the option favoured by Merkel. "Climate … [Read more...] about Merkel Government to unveil climate strategy

Officials from India, Thailand, Singapore discuss exercise (Source: straitstimes.com)   New Delhi (VNA) –The Indian navy on September 16 began a trilateral exercise with counterparts from Thailand and Singapore at Port Blair on Adaman and Nicobar islands, according to the Indian news agency ANI. A Defence Ministry press release said the five-day exercise will bolster trust among the three navies in terms of interoperability and mutual understanding, strengthening maritime relationship among three countries and regional security. Participating in the drill are Singapore’s destroyer carrying guided missile Tenility, Thailand’s destroyer Kraburi, India’s guided missile destroyer Ranvir, missile corvette Kora, offshore patrol vessel Sukanya and P8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft. From September 18-20, surface and air operations involving gunnery, force protection measures and communication drills will be conducted./. VNA … [Read more...] about India, Thailand, Singapore hold first maritime exercise