The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced Thursday it is investigating an early morning defacement of the official Senate website. Right after the incident was reported, the National Computer Emergency Response Team coordinated with the Senate’s IT team to contain the issue and begin recovery. The site is now under temporary maintenance while security checks are done.
Initial checks show only public pages were affected, with no signs that sensitive or private data was stolen. Authorities including the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center and law enforcement are running full technical and forensic reviews to find what caused the attack and who is behind it. Per the Cybercrime Prevention Act, legal action will be taken against those responsible. The DICT said protecting government digital systems remains a top priority and advised the public to trust only official statements from the Senate and DICT for accurate updates.
