PAL warns against 'phishing site' luring public 'to win plane tickets'

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Philippine Airlines warned the public on Friday against a phishing site that it said is circulating a &quot;fake advertisement&quot; supposedly offering a chance to win plane tickets.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.philippineairlines.com/AboutUs/newsandevents/fakepromo2020">advisory on its official Facebook page and website</a>, PAL said opening the site where the spurious ad appears places personal data of those accessing it at risk.</p><p>The airline company described the fake ad as showing a PAL logo with the phrase &#x27;Home in the Sky&#x27; and lures &quot;netizens to reply to several questions in exchange for a chance to win plane tickets.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We urge everyone NOT TO open the site as doing so will compromise your personal data,&quot; the PAL advisory reads.</p><p>&quot;Our Information Systems Department has classified it as a phishing site designed to capture personal information,&quot; it added.</p><p>PAL said it is coordinating with authorities regarding the incident, and warned those behind it &quot;to desist from carrying out this illegal act.&quot;</p><p>It reiterated that all official advertisements of the company are posted on its <a href="http://www.philippineairlines.com">official website</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineAirlines/">Facebook page</a>.</p><p>Banks and even government agencies have also issued warnings in the past against phishing activities which have spiked amid the growing digital transformation across many sectors globally.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineAirlines/photos/a.173221215866/10157701834770867/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Philippine Airlines warned the public on Friday against a phishing site that it said is circulating a "fake advertisement" supposedly offering a chance to win plane tickets.</p>

Philippine Airlines warned the public on Friday against a phishing site that it said is circulating a "fake advertisement" supposedly offering a chance to win plane tickets.

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PAL warns against 'phishing site' luring public 'to win plane tickets'

PAL warns against 'phishing site' luring public 'to win plane tickets'

Ronron Calunsod,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 18, 2020 04:09 AM PHT

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