DICT: No new data lost as hackers targeted OP

MANILA, Philippines — No new data has been compromised in cyberattacks launched on Malacañang by China-backed hackers, even as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) noted a significant increase in such attempts ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.

Information and Communications Secretary Ivan John Uy said in a Palace press briefing on Tuesday that the country was “constantly under attack” from different sectors, although the government has been able to detect these attempts in their early stages and secure databases to prevent any information from being compromised.

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