Philippines blocks attacks on government agencies by China-based hackers
The Philippines blocked cyber-attacks by China-based hackers. Philippine lawmakers demanded explanations and an investigation into the attacks targeting government agencies, and raised concerns about their implications for the defence of the West Philippine Sea.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attacks by China-based hackers
- Location
- Philippines
Timeline
- The Philippines' blocking of attacks by China-based hackers came to light, and lawmakers demanded explanations.
- Senator Hontiveros called for an investigation into cyber-attacks targeting Philippine agencies.
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