The Manila Bulletin (MB) will comply with an order issued by the National Privacy Commission (NPC) to attend a "clarificatory meeting" on Jan. 25, 2022, where it will present pieces of evidence it was able to obtain regarding the alleged breach of Commission on Election (Comelec) servers. Manila...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is now investigating the reported hacking and data breach on servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, Jan. 12, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said the poll body was ordered to appear for a "clarificatory...
Just like in the 2016 polls, Vice President Leni Robredo said that her critics are once more conditioning the mind of the public through their “trolls” to believe that there will be massive cheating in the upcoming May elections after groups alleged that her camp is behind the hacking of the...
Malacañang admitted Tuesday, Jan. 11, that it is "concerned" by the reported hacking of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) servers just a few months ahead of the May 2022 polls. (Sergey Zolkin/ Unsplash) "We will await any update to be pronounced by Comelec regarding this ‘no," Cabinet...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will release this week the final report on the alleged hacking of their servers. Comelec/MB "Before the week ends we will release a final report on that because the meeting with all our different units will only start this morning," Comelec Spokesperson James...
Two senators on Tuesday said they find it imperative for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to improve its online defenses and protect it from any possible security breaches especially in the run up to the May 2022 elections. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson made the call...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday, Jan. 11 called for a congressional investigation into the Manila Bulletin report that a new incident of data breach of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) servers took place over the weekend. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
Opposition bets Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday, Jan. 11, voiced their concern on the alleged hacking of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) servers and asked the poll body to ensure the integrity of the May 2022 elections for “the welfare of the people". Vice...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now seeking a in-depth Senate probe into the online bank hacking incident and the spate of spam text messages that occurred late last year. Gatchalian, in filing Senate Resolution No. 961, said it is imperative that the Senate investigates the proliferation of...
A lawmaker on Sunday urged authorities to immediately arrest all the perpetrators behind the BDO hacking to know what may be their real motives aside from theft. Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor issued his take on the recent cybercrime incident by saying "until and unless the suspects are...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to ensure that financial consumers who were victimized by the recent online banking hacking incident are protected while its investigation is ongoing. Gatchalian said he is considering filing a resolution seeking a...
Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies chair Senator Grace Poe on Sunday urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to dig deeper into the online banking hacking incident that hounded BDO account holders, saying such incident need to stop in the face of the growing...
