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The data from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. leaked by hackers in the dark web was being “shared illicitly,” reports received by the country’s privacy watchdog showed.
The NPC said under Section 25 of the Data Privacy Act, penalties for sharing illicit data range from P500,000 to P4 million, with jail terms of up to six years. “We urge you, as responsible citizens, to refrain from resharing this data and to promptly report its presence to the relevant authorities, including the NPC and law enforcement agencies,” the NPC added.
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