Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 7) — Cybercrime incidents in Metro Manila rose by 152% during the first half of the year, the Philippine National Police said.
The data was presented during the Joint Anti-Bank Robbery and Cybercrime Coordinating Committee meeting on Thursday at the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) in Taguig City.
From January 1 to June 30, at least 6,250 cybercrimes have been reported to the police. This is higher than the 2,477 recorded during the same period last year.
Of the cybercrimes recorded in Metro Manila, online scams numbered 4,446 — an increase from 1,551 incidents last year.
The police also received at least 1,063 cases of illegal online access in the first six months of 2023. This is almost double the 570 cases in 2022.
ATM and credit card fraud also rose during the first half of the year with 625 incidents reported, which is an increase from 241 cases logged during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, CICC Division chief Norman Ancheta said the CICC Inter-Agency Response Center has received 3,609 complaints on SIM registration and 904 cybercrime issues from January 1 to June 15 of this year.
