The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is reviewing the partnership between its attached agency, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and ScamWatch, a privately-funded organization helping the government educate Filipinos in cyber fraud.
Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy (RTVM screenshot)
DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy revealed this on Wednesday, June 26, during an ambush interview after a Palace press briefing.
The review will come after Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego, one of the founders and a co-lead convenor of ScamWatch, was embroiled in the alleged hacking of multiple government websites, Facebook accounts, and banks.