Tag: China hacking Philippines

DICT: China reached out to PHL amid reports of cyber attacks on PHL gov’t email addresses, others

(Eagle News)–China has reached out and asked for the Philippines’ cooperation following reports of cyber attacks on Philippine government email addresses and others. Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy said China also asked if the Philippines could share information with them. “We are open to working with everybody,” Uy said, adding that an investigation into the cyber attacks should be a mutual activity undertaken by both the Philippine government and China. As to […]

PHL cybersecurity experts thwarted hacking attempts on OWWA site: DICT official

Unsuccessful spying attempts on gov’t email address systems, PBBM site also revealed (Eagle News)–The country’s cybersecurity experts have thwarted recent hacking attacks against a Philippine government website, a Department of Information and Communications Technology official revealed. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Jeff Ian Dy said the attacks intended to take down the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration website in the past weeks were brute force attacks. “Uulitin ano, hindi naman ito natuloy kasi we were […]