Windows26: DICT: Chinese mostly behind 2,900 hackings foiled per year

June 27, 2024

Hi, reader! This Thursday, we're covering the DICT's revelation of Chinese hackers behind thousands of thwarted attacks, suspicions about Mayor Guo's 'stolen' identity, and another PH protest against Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea.

DICT: Chinese mostly behind 2,900 hackings foiled per year

An interagency cybersecurity network has thwarted an average of 2,900 hacking attempts on government websites every year, most of which were traced to "Chinese actors," an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Wednesday.

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'Stolen' identity? Senators not easing up on no-show Guo

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday said it had initiated the legal process to revoke the "irregular" birth certificate of Alice Guo, as Sen. Risa Hontiveros raised suspicions that the suspended mayor of Bamban, Tarlac, illegally assumed the identity of another woman.

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Raided Pogo has 'ihaw-ihaw,' veggie vendors as 'incorporators'

The Senate investigation into the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) in Bamban, Tarlac province, took another twist after one of its registered incorporators denied having knowledge of its existence.

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PH again files protest vs Chinese 'aggression'

The Department of Foreign Affairs has filed another diplomatic protest against China's aggressive acts in the West Philippine Sea after another encounter on June 17 in Ayungin Shoal where Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) personnel boarded a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship on a resupply mission to BRP Sierra Madre.

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Maynilad owes Imus customers P3.9M for 'water quality failure'

Thousands of Maynilad Water Services customers in Imus, Cavite will get a refund amounting to P3.9 million as the regulator found an issue with the quality and color of water the company distributes.

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EDITORIAL: Quo vadis, UP?

Is the University of the Philippines (UP) a school for the masses or a school for the elite? That is a question UP president Angelo Jimenez addressed in the flagship program of his administration he presented on the occasion of the 116th founding anniversary of the country's premier state university.

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