42-M PhilHealth data breach victims not yet notified of hack...

MANILA, Philippines -- More than 42 million members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), whose data were compromised in a hacking incident last September 2022, have not yet been notified about the extent of the breach. During the hearing of the House of Representatives committee on appropriations on Monday, Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo asked PhilHealth executive vice president Eli Dino Santos if the state-run insurer has followed the steps indicated by the National Privacy Commission (NPC). NPC Director IV Maria Theresita Patula who was present in the hearing said that under the Data Privacy Law, PhilHealth has the obligation to accomplish and explain the following: "Okay, Attorney Santos, what is our plan for the 42 million individuals whose information is out there, that can be accessed by anyone at this point? Is that right, is that the situation...