Every Voter in Philippines Exposed in Mega Hack

ronjor · Apr 8, 2016

8 Apr 2016 Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine

The database of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has been breached and the personal information of 55 million voters potentially exposed in what could rank as the worst ever government data breach anywhere.
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http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/every-voter-in-philippines-exposed/

guest · Feb 28, 2020

largest hack in Philippine history
‘Comeleak’ hacker cleared of cybercrime charges
February 29, 2020
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1234860/comeleak-hacker-cleared-of-cybercrime-charges

A Manila court has dismissed the cybercrime case against an information technology graduate who was charged in connection with the hacking of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) website in 2016—the biggest private data leak in Philippine history.

“There is no direct evidence categorically linking him (Biteng) as the perpetrator for the crimes charged,” the decision read.
Then 23-year-old Biteng was arrested by members of the National Bureau of Investigation in 2016 after he was tagged in the hacking of the Comelec website—then dubbed as “Comeleaks.” The massive data breach exposed personal information of 55 million Filipino voters over a month before the 2016 national elections.

“Hacktivist” group Anonymous Philippines said it was responsible for the data breach.
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