GCash cleared in data leak probe

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has confirmed that there was no breach of personal data involving mobile wallet giant GCash, based on the findings of its investigation into the alleged data leak.

- BY DEXTER BARRO II

The NPC said it has concluded its investigation into the issue, finding that there was “no sufficient basis to conclude that a personal data breach occurred” within G-Xchange Inc., the operator of GCash.

This is in connection to a post made on a dark web forum that claimed it has highly sensitive data of up to eight million GCash users.

The supposed dataset leak, which was reportedly up for sale online, included information such as users’ names, addresses, and employment details.