In 2023, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) was immersed in addressing hacking incidents, bolstering cyber defenses, and channeling significant efforts into transforming the government system into a digital platform. Photo credit to Pixabay The country's ICT...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old boy was hacked to death by his father in their house in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, December 22. Police withheld the name of the victim. POLICE secure the house where a four-year-old boy was hacked dead by his father in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A grandmother allegedly hacked her 12-year-old grandson to death on Friday, November 10, in Barangay Bohe-Sapa, Lamitan City, Basilan. Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines, Lamitan City chief of police, identified the suspect as Marilou T. Tumangquiz, 53. Investigation showed that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez's Facebook account was hacked on Monday morning, Nov. 13, Romualdez himself confirmed. "I was informed by the communications team of the Office of the Speaker that my official...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After its cybersecurity protection was likened to that of a "shanty", the House of Representatives recently formed a Cybersecurity Committee composed of its highest ranking civilian...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered the boosting of cybersecurity of all data down to the police stations amid the series of data breaches on government agencies. Acorda issued the order to the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) during a command...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives can credit last weekend's cyberattack for the spike in popularity of its website. Director Arnold de Castro, head of information technology (IT) in the House of...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Suspicious and unusual activities" have forced the House of Representatives to once again take down its website. "We regret to inform the public that the official website of the House...
The Senate said on Tuesday, Oct. 17, that it recorded a spike in cyberattacks last Sunday, Oct. 15. This was according to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. He added that as soon as they learned about the hacking of the website of the House of Representatives (HOR), the upper chamber's team went on...
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (Contributed photo) Suffice it fo say that the House of Representatives doesn't have a fortress-like cybersecurity set-up. House Secretary General Reginald Velasco candidly shared to reporters on Monday, Oct. 16 that the House of...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Sunday, Oct. 15, said the hacking incident in the House of Representatives (HOR) website is currently under investigation. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) "The Department of Information and...
House of Representatives website screenshot The House of Representatives leadership has acknowledged the hacking of its website on Sunday, Oct. 15. "We wish to inform the public that the official website of the House of Representatives experienced...
