A "You've been hacked" message appeared on the left side of the House's landing page, www.congress.gov.ph, before noon, along with the troll face comic meme. A certain 3MUSKETEERZ claimed the hacking.
Velasco also urged the public to be cautious of suspicious emails or communications that claim to be from the House of Representatives.Just this week, the Department of Science and Technology confirmed a data leak that affected its OneExpert portal. The department said no sensitive data was affected by the breach.
Watch more News on iWantTFC Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Sunday morning, ScamWatch Pilipinas lead convener Art Samaniego Jr. said that cyber attacks may be motivated by hackers wanting to show that they can breach a system or by "hacktivism" — initiating an attack to send a message or further a cause.