Re: List of restricted casino players hacked in the Philippines
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MANILA, Philippines — The national database containing 500,000 names barred from playing in casinos has been hacked, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco revealed yesterday.
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/04/2470332/pagcor-list-restricted-casino-players-hacked
And it seems that the Philippines can't really get out of anything about gambling as it was reported that there were hacks in the PAGCOR database. Initially though it was reported that it's the players in every casino.
But now they said that those hack accounts are those who have been ban or requested for self-inclusion.
However, this is still a hack no matter how they try to cover what kind of data has been lost to the criminals.
There is a simple rule: any database is vulnerable and if you got into it, be prepared for everyone else to find out about it. In my country, it seems like every single database has been stolen - from delivery services to credit institutions or telephone companies. There was a scandal recently when bookmakers' data leaked and it turned out that many referees, players, etc. have been betting since the age of 16, before they got into professional sports.
It will be interesting when journalists check the database you are writing about and find politicians, various public figures, officials, etc. there
