#DICT breach

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) reported that 19 government websites were hacked. DICT Secretary Henry Aguda listed four national agencies that were affected by the site breaches. This included the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Bureau of Customs, DICT, and the Department of Economy, Planning and Development. The breach was rooted from EComplaints, a third-party system separate from the app’s infrastructure. Given the information, the DICT assured users that their information in eGov PH is encrypted and protected under the Data Privacy Act of 2012. As per Aguda, over 1.4 million hacking attempts were recorded, with only four successful breaches. Read more in our articles including "DICT reports 19 government websites hacked during corruption protests" and "DJI Osmo Pocket 4P gets an early preview".