Individuals in gov’t web defacement already identified -- Matibag

MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has already identified individuals suspected of defacing government websites in the past few days, NBI Director Melvin Matibag confirmed on Monday.

The websites of the NBI, the Senate and the House of Representatives were defaced in three separate occasions over the weekend.

Asked whether there is information on the culprits, Matibag said: “We have identified the person involved. Different individuals but belonging to the same group.”

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He later clarified that different people supposedly executed the “illegal” defacement, but they are all from the same group.

Matibag declined to disclose the identities of the potential suspects, saying they still have to further look into the cybercrime before making recommendations for case filing.

The director also assured that there were no sensitive data affected by the defacement.

Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center Dir. Renato Paraiso detailed that the “cyberhackers” may be held liable for computer manipulation and malicious mischief. /mr

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