Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, with related coverage.
Philippine SEC confirms platform users’ personal data leak
Impact: Personal information of online platform users; the number of affected people is unconfirmed.
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission detected a security incident on November 6 and confirmed a leak of personal information belonging to users of its online platforms. Names, usernames, contact details, dates of birth, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers were among the information exposed, and the actual number of affected people has not been confirmed. On November 9, the commission notified affected individuals and reported the incident to the National Privacy Commission, while launching a comprehensive security audit and an investigation into the cause. The initial investigation found no evidence of password leaks or tampering with corporate records.
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