The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has started coordinating with experts from the Department of Information and Communications Technology-Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (DICT-CICC) to address the problem caused by the hacking of its four-web based systems on Sunday, June 16.
In a statement, Marina said they are now intensifying the protection of its online systems in order to ensure that its services will not be interrupted, especially with the resumption of office work on Tuesday, June 18.
“The Marina Information Technology (IT) team, with the assistance of the DICT-CICC, is currently conducting an investigation as well as accelerating its efforts to mitigate the data breach,” the statement read.
Manila Bulletin Senior Technology officer Art Samaniego earlier reported the cyber attack, which he said, was perpetrated by a hacker known as “ph1ns” who announced the successful hacking on an online platform being used to publicize and sell stolen data.
In his report, Samaniego said the hacker provided additional details about a recent data breach, including the information on employees and other individuals.
Approximately 20 gigabytes of data, he said, were exfiltrated using an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability.
Marina said all its officials and employees were immediately deployed at its Central Office to implement expeditious measures to ensure the protection of the integrity of the systems.
“The Marina commits to strengthen its cyber security protocols to prevent any future cyber attack,” it said.