#Comelec hacked

Sensitive voter data may have been compromised after a group of hackers was allegedly able to breach the servers of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), according to an exclusive report by Manila Bulletin (MB). They found that the hackers’ group managed to breach the system of the Comelec last Saturday, January 8, 2022, and download files that included usernames and PINS of vote-counting machines (VCM), among others. The MBTechnews team immediately informed Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez of its findings. Moreover, Jimenez said he would bring the information to the attention of the Comelec Steering Committee. Meanwhile, in a call with MBTechnews today, January 10, 2022, Jimenez said he has yet to get a reply from the Comelec Steering Committee. The group also said in a Readme text included in the leaked files that "some of the tables are encrypted by Comelec," but added that they have the algorithm to decrypt the data. In their most recent Facebook post, the group also announced that they will also leak the financial accounts of Comelec employees. Read more in our articles including "Comelec servers hacked, over 60GB of data downloaded" and "Hackers leak Comelec database, plans to leak financial accounts next".