The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said its probe found no evidence of a security breach in GCash’s systems, despite recent reports of a possible data leak involving the mobile wallet platform.
According to the CICC, its initial investigation—conducted in coordination with GCash—showed that the data circulating online is “recycled” or made up of old information that has been previously available. The agency added that the datasets in question did not come from GCash’s systems.
“These findings suggest that there has been no recent compromise of GCash’s infrastructure,” the CICC said in a statement.
GCash has agreed to further system checks by the CICC and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure there are no vulnerabilities.
Meanwhile, the CICC said it is tracking down the person or group behind the online posting of the alleged data. Investigators are working to trace the source of the information and determine any links to earlier cyber incidents.
The agency assured the public that all findings will be shared with the proper authorities and handled according to existing cybercrime investigation procedures.
