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No sensitive data compromised in reported Senate website defacement, per DICT
Philippines
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No sensitive data compromised in reported Senate website defacement, per DICT
No sensitive data compromised in reported Senate website defacement, per DICT
By Jel Santos
Published Jun 11, 2026 11:03 am
No sensitive or confidential data appears to have been compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the Senate of the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said.
In a statement issued on Thursday, June 11, the agency said its initial assessment showed that the incident was limited to the defacement of the website’s public-facing pages.
“Initial assessment indicates that the incident was limited to the defacement of the website’s public-facing pages. There is, at this time, no indication that sensitive or confidential data was compromised,” it stated.
The DICT, meanwhile, stressed that a thorough technical probe remains ongoing and that findings will still undergo validation.
The agency said it became aware of the reported defacement of the Senate website early Thursday morning.
Upon receiving notice of the incident, the DICT said its National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) immediately coordinated with the Senate’s Electronic Data Processing-Management Information System Service to contain the incident and restore the website.
As a precautionary measure, the agency said the affected website was placed under maintenance while security validation and restoration efforts are underway.
The agency said it is conducting forensic analysis together with the Senate, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and relevant law enforcement agencies to determine the root cause of the incident and identify those responsible.
“The DICT, in coordination with the Senate, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), and relevant law enforcement agencies, is conducting forensic analysis to determine the root cause of the incident and identify the threat actors responsible,” it said.