The NBI Cybercrime Division arrests an IT officer of the Manila Bulletin who is allegedly responsible for hacking the websites of the AFP, National Security Council, and several banks. Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Sunday said it is readying the subpoena for Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego for allegedly masterminding the recent hacking incidents involving private companies and government websites. </span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo, NBI deputy spokesperson Sean Michael Dangilan, a lawyer, said the subpoena was based on the extrajudicial confession of the arrested suspect, an IT officer of the media outlet, who said he hacked the websites under the instruction of Samaniego.</span><span dir="ltr"> </span></div><div><span dir="ltr">&quot;So now we are in the process of readying what needs to be prepared and also for him to answer the allegations against him,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Dangilan said partly in Filipino.</span></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/21/it-officer-arrested-for-allegedly-hacking-gov-t-bank-websites-1309" id="isPasted">READ: IT officer arrested for allegedly hacking gov’t, bank websites</a></div><p>Dangilan<span dir="ltr"><span id="isPasted"> said the purpose of the subpoena was to investigate the allegations against Samaniego, whom he urged to personally show up at the NBI to explain his side.</span></span></p><p>On Friday, authorities arrested an IT officer of Manila Bulletin who allegedly hacked the websites of the military, National Security Council, and several banks.<span><br/></span></p><div><span>The suspect claimed he hacked some of the websites under the instruction of Samaniego so that he could allegedly use them as content for his column and social media platforms.</span></div><p>Samaniego, who is also the Senior Technology Officer of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp., has denied the allegations against him.</p><p>He said he has been a long-time partner of government agencies in cybersecurity.<span><br/></span></p><p>Manila Bulletin meanwhile said it &quot;has always adhered to the laws of the land and requires its employees to be law-abiding.&quot;<span><br/></span></p><div><span>&quot;We expect our employees to be accorded their rights. We assure the public of Manila Bulletin’s utmost fidelity to the laws of the land,&quot; it also said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qKn0aB0C_Lk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The NBI said it is readying the subpoena for Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego for allegedly masterminding recent hacking incidents involving private companies and government websites.</p>

The NBI said it is readying the subpoena for Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego for allegedly masterminding recent hacking incidents involving private companies and government websites.

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NBI readying subpoena for tech editor allegedly linked to hacking private, gov't sites

NBI readying subpoena for tech editor allegedly linked to hacking private, gov't sites

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Published Jun 23, 2024 11:50 AM PHT

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