SENATE OFFICE, Manila, April 6, 2011-Senator Edgardo J. Angara, who chairs the Senate Committee on Science and Technology warned the public to protect and to prepare their computer systems following reports of a new virus called “LizaMoon” that hits more than 4 millions of internet users worldwide which was discovered late March of this malware.
Angara said that the virus installs malicious code into websites, redirecting unknowing users to a site called “LizaMoon” and then asks the user to install needless antivirus software, adding that this particular malware can reach the country in no time that’s why we must not wait for these kinds of viruses to hit the Philippines and cause harm before establishing security measures with the speed and pervasiveness of the Internet.
Earlier, Angara filed Senate Bill No. 52 commonly known as “An Act Defining Cybercrime, Providing for Prevention, Investigation and Imposition of Penalties Therefore and for Other Purposes” known simply as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2010 in the 15th Congress.
“The bill seeks to protect internet users from illegal online activity such as fraud, identity theft, hacking and virus attacks, among many others,” Angara said, saying that the person who will be convicted of the said crime would be punishable by imprisonment or a fine of at least Php50,000.
In today’s modernization, Angara said that the majority of our countrymen have access to the Internet and there is a need to be diligent and to set safeguards to protect them from malicious entities wanting to take advantage. (Jason de Asis)
2 comments:
Delikado pala kung ganon. Ingat sa mga internet cafe at mga nagpakabit ng internet connection. Mahirap ng maging biktima ng virus.
Attention all internet users. Ingat po tayo sa nasabing virus. Madami na naging biktima.
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