Ten Philippine e-commerce related crimes that were successfully solved by the government.
- Filipino hacker - September 29, 2005
- Crime committed
- Hacking the government portal "gov.ph" and other government websites.
- Name of criminal(s)
- JJ Maria Giner
- Court's decision
- He was sentenced to one to two years of imprisonment and will pay a fine of 100,000 pesos. However, Giner immediately applied for probation, which was eventually granted by the court during Wednesday's arraignment, the DoJ said.The granting of the probation will allow Giner to skip jail time but he will still be required to report to a probationary officer on a regular basis.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- Filipino call center agent found guilty of hacking - May 22, 2006
- Crime committed
- Hacking a company's system to steal credit card information.
- Name of criminal(s)
- Jeffric Carlos Abiera
- Court's decision
- He was sentenced on May 4 by the Quezon City metropolitan court to a minimum imprisonment of one to two years plus a fine of P100,000 (US$5,858) in violation of section 33 of the E-Commerce Law.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- How Filipino phreakers turned PBX systems into cash machines for terrorists
- Crime committed
- Allegedly hacking into AT&T customers' phones.
- Name of criminal(s)
- Macnell Gracilla, Francisco Manalac, Regina Balura, and Paul Michael Kwan have been arrested in the Philippines for allegedly hacking into AT&T customers' phones as part of a plan to funnel money to a Saudi-based terror group, according to police. The Philippine Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said it worked with the FBI to arrest the suspects last week. The hackers, according to investigators, worked for a group that helped finance a deadly 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India.
- Court's decision
- Court's decision hasn't been made yet.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- Two more video pirates have been convicted
- Crime committed
- Illegal production of compact discs(CDs) and digital video discs(DVDs)
- Name of criminal(s)
- Jaime and Maria Cristina Chan
- Court's decision
- They were sentenced to imprisonment of three months and a day to one year each, without probation. The judge also fined each P50,000.00 for each offense.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- First cyber-crime case for 2008 filed at DOJ
- Crime committed
- Hacking - The cybercrime involves a former employee of a local manufacturing company accused of stealing company(VMC) secrets.
- Name of criminal(s)
- Roschelle Claro
- Court's decision
- Her license as chemist from the Philippine Regulatory Commission was revoked.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- Credit group hails fraud convictions
- Crime committed
- Credit Card Fraud
- Name of criminal(s)
- Lim King alias Young Ma Park and Leung Hung Ying alias Sung Seub Lee
- Court's decision
- The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) hailed the conviction for fraud of two Asian foreigners by a local court. The judge sentenced each to three years in jail and a fine of P121,738. The two pleaded guilty when charged, which explained the lighter jail term, normally a maximum of five years, and lower fine.
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- Crime committed
- Taiwanese arrested for credit card fraud turns out wanted for murder in Taiwan
- Crime committed
- Credit Card Fraud
- Name of criminal(s)
- Wu Yen Jung
- Court's decision
- Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. identified the arrested fugitive as 24-year-old Wu Yen Jung, who is presently detained at the BI detention center in Bicutan, Taguig City. Thus, David explained that Wu’s deportation will have to wait after the criminal charges against the Taiwanese suspects are resolved by the court.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- Woman nabbed for credit card fraud
- Crime committed
- Credit Card Fraud
- Name of criminal(s)
- Melinda Asuncion
- Court's decision
- There's no update found on the internet about court's decision in this case. But, Sitty Anisa Mauna, filed a complaint before the Manila Police Department after discovering that her HSBC credit card was used without her knowledge.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- 12 aliens convicted of piracy
- Crime committed
- Illegal production of pirated video and audio compact discs (CDs)
- Name of criminal(s)
- Chinese Nationals : Wang Ching Hau, 27; Xiao Han Ying, 24; Hu Fei Xiong, Lu Zon Wu, 29; and Susan Wong, 30; and Indonesians Tan Hai Pen, 25; Willy Tan, 23; Goyoli Go, 29; Agus Sutayto, 23; Moulyuno Gouw, 25; Hendri Djap, 22; and Satrisno Bong, 23.
- Court's decision
- The 12 foreigners were convicted and each meted a six-month jail term and ordered to pay a total fine of P1.4 million.
- Source of information
- Crime committed
- Businessman convicted for software piracy
- Crime committed
- Software piracy
- Name of criminal(s)
- Nestor Yao, managing director of Gains Computer and Telecommunications Inc.
- Court's decision
- He was found guilty on two criminal cases filed against him, according to a decision of Judge Antonio Eugenio Jr. of Branch 24 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila. The local businessman faces a prison sentence of one year for one case, and three to six years for the other case. The court also required him to pay a total of 200,000 pesos.
- Crime committed
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