By Joseph Anthony A. Damgo
Just days after the arrest of several hackers allegedly exploiting the systems of government agencies and private firms, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday bared it has been notified by food giant Jollibee Group about the unauthorized access to its data, affecting 11 million data subjects who are mostly customers.
In a statement, the NPC said sensitive personal information, including dates of birth and ID numbers of seniors, has been compromised.
Jollibee notified the NPC of the breach of its system on June 22 at 11:38 a.m.
"Other impacted brands include Mang Inasal, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Burger King, Yoshinoya, and Panda Express," the NPC said.
NPC however said Jollibee Foods Corporation has requested 20 more days to complete its internal investigation.
Jollibee Group is the latest among businesses to have reported a data breach.
Earlier this month, carmaker Toyota and real estate firm Robinsons Land have also reported data breaches.
Last week, the National Bureau of Investigation presented hackers it had apprehended following a series of operations. The hackers admitted having hacked into the system of government agencies including the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the National Security Council (NSC) and several banks.
The NPC said those who believe they are a part of any data breaches are advised to contact the data protection officers of their firms and report it to the commission.
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