Hacking & intrusion

Philippine Coast Guard regains control of hacked Facebook account

First reported 2024-02-16 · Last reported 2024-03-01 · 4 related reports

The Philippine Coast Guard suffered its second cyber-attack in February 2024, and film clips were shared and uploaded to its hacked Facebook page. The Coast Guard fully regained control of its Facebook account on 29 February.

Key facts

Affected organisation: Philippine Coast Guard
Incident type: Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected: Not confirmed
Scale of damage: Loss of control of the official Facebook account and posting of film clips
Cause / method: Facebook account hacking
Location: Philippines

Timeline

2024-02-16It was reported that the Philippine Coast Guard had suffered its second cyber-attack in February.
2024-02-28Film clips were shared and uploaded to the Coast Guard's hacked Facebook page.
2024-02-29The Coast Guard fully regained control of its hacked Facebook account.

4 related reports

PH Coast Guard comes under 2nd cyberattack this monthInquirer.net · 2024-02-16
Hacked PCG Facebook page sharing, uploading movie clipsInquirer.net · 2024-02-28
PCG fully retakes hacked Facebook accountInquirer.net · 2024-02-29
PCG regains control of hacked Facebook pagePhilstar.com · 2024-03-01

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