The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Tuesday, July 2, that one of its units had been targeted in a cyberattack but assured the public that the data breach affected "very few" individuals. (Photo from Unsplash) “There were reports earlier that DICT was...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said it is recovering from the recent hacking incident. Site seized: Ph1ns hackers leave message of dissent on DOST website. In a PTV interview on April 19, DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. confirmed that backups existed for “a lot of data” and...
EDITORS DESK You never really would know what hit you until you get the successive message alerts on your phone, your online friends screaming from the phone screen: “You’ve been HACKED!” A review of the string of screenshots would then show how messages have been deviously crafted at your...
(Unsplash) The Office of the Ombudsman's system was hacked earlier this year, causing its decision writing process to get compromised. Thus, bared Ombudsman Samuel Martires to members of the House Committee on Appropriations Monday, Sept. 11 during the...
ILOILO CITY – Hackers have shut down the official Facebook page of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO). In a statement sent to the Iloilo Police Press Corps, the IPPO warned that “hackers already posted nudity/sexual contents on the page.” “The public is requested to report to...
BACOLOD CITY - An elderly woman was hacked to death by her 17-year-old grandson in Barangay Buluangan, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Police identified the victim as Angelina Escorial, 78. Captain Ruby Aurita, spokesperson of San Carlos City Police Station, said the victim...
(DSWD-NCR / FACEBOOK) The Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) said on Thursday, Jan. 26, that its official Facebook page is now available to deliver announcements about its programs and services to the public “Nais po namin ipaalam sa publiko na ang...
A POLICEMAN talks to a family member of a man who was hacked to death by his father due to a land dispute in Barangay Maaslob, Calatrava, Negros Occidental Saturday, June 18. (Photo courtesy of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office) BACOLOD CITY – A father allegedly killed his son...
(Screenshot of hacked Twitter account of UP System) The official Twitter account of the University of the Philippines (UP) System with the handle @upsystem has been hacked as of Monday, April 25. As of press time, the entry “takashi murakami” appears to have overtaken the UP system’s official...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), said Friday there was no hacking on the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) website but they believed the system of the poll body's software...
A group of teachers sought the assistance of the Department of Education (DepEd) to help resolve the issue of unauthorized online transactions reported by several teaching personnel. (Photo from Unsplash) The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) said that as of Jan. 25, it has already submitted an...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, Jan. 24, said that it is taking steps to validate the report on the alleged hacking of some bank accounts of public school teachers. (Photo from Unsplash) This, after the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), said that it has been receiving reports from...
