Government thwarts 2,900 hacking attempts on its sites; touts enhanced detection, protection system

THE government was able to thwart 2,900 attempts to hack its websites with its enhanced detection mechanism and protective systems, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology .

He noted among the attempts which they detected were those against the Philippine Coast Guard last February, and those which targeted the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources .The government also detected attempts to hack its websites by three men, who claim to be affiliated with the Philippine LulzSec and Globalzec hacking groups.

Dy said it is unfortunate that Samaniego was linked to the issue since he has assisted the government against hacking activities through the group which he founded, ScamWatch.

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