DICT undersecretary David Almirol reported that the eGov Super App was not touched by hackers. What the attackers managed to do was to upload a file to a subdomain of the eGov website.
Local conglomerate JG Summit Holdings said on Thursday, Aug. 8, that it is investigating a reported ransomware attack launched by a hacking group called RansomHub.
The Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) system portal of the Department of Energy (DOE) was defaced late Saturday afternoon, July 27. The group Deathnote Hackers claimed responsibility for the defacement.
Arturo Samaniego Jr., who used to hold the title as technology editor of the Manila Bulletin but is now the paper’s “senior technology officer”, is set be charged by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for orchestrating a series of hackings against government and privately-owned websites.
China has denied allegations that Chinese hackers attempted to breach the email systems and internal websites of key government agencies in the Philippines.
Just before midnight on Sunday, Oct. 14, an individual with the handle DiabloX entered an ongoing X.com (Twitter) Space that was discussing the recent hackings on Philippine government agencies and spoke to listeners. According to him, it was alright that his words be recorded as it was his last “play” at cyber.
The hacking incidents have pushed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to state that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) urgently needs confidential funds to upgrade the government's protection from cyberattacks.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Monday, Oct. 16, that the website of the House of Representatives (HOR) is back online even as the agency is investigating a “person of interest” who may have perpetuated the hacking incident.
Purported “tech expert” and Manila Bulletin section editor Art Samaniego was the subject of criticisms from local netizens this week after claiming in an online interview that the right to free speech of controversial pastor Apolonio Quiboloy was violated when YouTube terminated the channels of entities owned by or affiliated with him.
