Suspected copying of about 69 GiB of Philippine overseas employment backups
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.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Department of Migrant Workers
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Evidence of external copying of 27 database backups totaling about 69 GiB
- Cause / method
- Evidence that database backup files on a public server were copied externally
- Location
- Philippines
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Timeline
- It became known that the National Privacy Commission had opened an investigation into evidence that 27 backups linked to overseas employment systems, totaling 68.837 GiB, had been copied.
- The 27 backup files on a public server were copied in about 24 minutes, but their actual contents and whether they included personal information were not confirmed.
- It became known that the National Privacy Commission was working with the Department of Migrant Workers to establish the incident and its scope.
- Researchers found transfer logs for backups related to overseas employment administration systems on an attacker’s server, while the authorities continued their investigation.
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