The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday requested the Japanese government to look into and identify the sender of a bomb threat sent by email to at least six government agencies.
“As reported, the CICC together with the Philippine National Police and the MIS personnel of these agencies recovered multiple emails sent to several people in their agencies,” Alexander K. Ramos, CICC executive director, said.
“There is no cause for alarm as this sender and email has been tagged as a hoax,” he quickly added.
At about the same time, multiple government agencies in Seoul Korea received the same email, according to Ramos.
Last year the alleged sender sent the same bomb threat to several government agencies. The email originated from Japan whose domain name was registered in Japan.
“Efforts are on the way to request the Japanese government to investigate thoroughly and identify the sender,” Ramos said.
As part of emergency protocol, Ramos said the affected government agencies were advised to practice emergency evacuation procedures as part of agency preparedness.
