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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation once again appealed to the public to be vigilant and take precautionary measures against different forms of fraudulent activities as a result of the ransomware attack September 22, 2023 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.
PhilHealth reiterated that it welcomes and is ready to face any inquiry that will be called upon to get to the bottom of the incident. It vowed to cooperate fully with investigating agencies such as the National Privacy Commission, National Bureau of Investigation and Philippine National Police.
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