DICT says no sensitive gov't info lost in House website hacking

MANILA, Philippines — No sensitive government information was compromised in the recent defacement of the House of Representatives website, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Sunday.

“Initial assessment indicates that, at present, no confidential or sensitive government information has been compromised,” the DICT said in a statement

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“The affected pages primarily contain publicly available information,” it added.

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The DICT noted, however, that these findings were based on a preliminary assessment and might still change following further investigation.

It assured the public that it was already coordinating with the House of Representatives and other relevant law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident and had started working to support the restoration of affected systems and services and strengthen security measures.

“Efforts are presently focused on containing the incident, restoring affected services, and determining the nature and extent of the unauthorized access,” it said.

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The House’s website was reportedly defaced on Saturday, June 13—just two days after the Senate’s web page faced a similar breach.

Upon being notified of the incident, the DICT said it immediately coordinated with the lower chamber and activated its incident response procedures.

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The department reminded the public that website defacement constitutes a violation of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10175), and those found responsible will be held accountable in accordance with the law. /edv /atm

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