Philippines: Announced National Privacy Commission investigation into Facebook’s data breach

On 5 April 2021, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) of the Philippines announced the initiation of an investigation into Facebook following reports that data from 879,699 Filipino accounts were compromised. This breach is part of a larger global issue affecting 533 million users, with leaked information including phone numbers, full names, locations, email addresses, and biographical details. The NPC has contacted Facebook’s Philippine Data Privacy Officer for further details and advises users to enhance their online security measures, including regular password changes and enabling two-step authentication.