Ransomware knocks Philippine Department of Migrant Workers' online services offline
The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers temporarily shut down its online systems after a ransomware attack. Online administrative services for overseas workers were affected.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Department of Migrant Workers
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Temporary suspension of online administrative services for overseas workers
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Philippines
Timeline
- The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers temporarily shut down its online systems due to a ransomware attack.
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Suspected copying of about 69 GiB of Philippine overseas employment backups
Impact: Evidence of external copying of 27 database backups totaling about 69 GiB
Evidence was found that 27 database backups totaling about 69 GiB, linked to Philippine government overseas employment systems, had been copied externally. Researchers confirmed links between backup file transfer logs on a public server and files concerning overseas workers, employment contracts and repatriation. The Philippine National Privacy Commission is investigating the incident and its scope with the Department of Migrant Workers, while whether personal information was actually included and the number of people affected remain unconfirmed.
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