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Philippines investigates data breach reports from 10 government agencies

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The National Privacy Commission began verifying the facts after claims emerged that Philippine government agencies and universities had been hacked on November 5. It was subsequently confirmed that personal data breach notifications had been received from 10 government agencies, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the Department of Justice. The exposure of personal information belonging to Securities and Exchange Commission website registrants and the possible exposure of some taxpayer profiles held by the Bureau of Internal Revenue were reported, but the overall scale of the damage and any links between the incidents were not disclosed.

Key facts

Affected organization
Philippine government
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal data breach notifications from 10 government agencies; overall scale of damage undisclosed
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
Philippines

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  1. Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
  2. Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.

Timeline

  1. Claims emerged that the systems of several Philippine government agencies and universities had been hacked.
  2. The National Privacy Commission began checking whether personal data had been leaked, despite not having received formal breach notifications.
  3. The National Privacy Commission confirmed that it had received personal data breach notifications from 10 government agencies.
  4. It emerged that usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and other information belonging to Securities and Exchange Commission website registrants had been exposed.
  5. The Bureau of Internal Revenue disclosed the possible exposure of some taxpayer profile information, filed a notification, and undertook a forensic investigation.

19 related reports

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