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DOE: Government Energy Management Program website hacked, defaced

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<p>MANILA — A website of the Department of Energy was hacked and defaced on Saturday night, the department said Sunday as it assured the public that it is committed to keeping its systems secure.</p><p>In a statement, DOE said the website of the Government Energy Management Program was hacked around 6 p.m. on Saturday, prompting it to take the website offline.</p><p>&quot;We immediately toook the system offline and began closely coordinating with the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team and the system&#x27;s developer ti address the possible vulnerabilities of the website,&quot; the department also said.</p><p>The GEMP is a government-wide program to reduce agencies&#x27; consumption of electricity and fuel through conservation and efficient use.</p><p>The DOE said Sunday it is committed to securing and upgrading its systems.</p><p>&quot;While we are exerting all efforts to restore the website to full operation at the soonest possible time, we are also implementing our strategies to make our systems more resilient.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/4/firms-warned-to-be-careful-about-recycling-paper-to-avoid-data-breaches-1831">READ: Firms warned to be careful about recycling paper to avoid data breaches</a></div><div><strong>CYBER ATTACKS ON GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS</strong></div><p>The hacking is just the latest in a series of data breaches and defacements on government websites and systems, including an attack on the web-based systems of the Maritime Industry Authority in June.</p><p>Online services of the Philippine National Police were suspended in May after breaches into the PNP’s Logistics Data Information Management System and its Firearms and Explosives Office.</p><p>The data of at least 13 million members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. was compromised in a ransomware attack in October 2023.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/8/42-million-people-possibly-affected-by-2023-philhealth-data-breach-1857">READ: 42 million people possibly affected by 2023 PhilHealth data breach</a></div><p>The Department of Information and Communications Technology has said the government has too few cybersecurity experts while agencies have been slow to heed recommendations to improve security.</p><p>&quot;Of all the reports we submitted, only 14% responded,&quot; DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Dy said last May of recommendations that the department had made to agencies.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><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/k47w1H2eYSc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>In a statement, DOE said the website of the Government Energy Management Program was hacked around 6 p.m. on Saturday, prompting it to take the website offline.</p>

In a statement, DOE said the website of the Government Energy Management Program was hacked around 6 p.m. on Saturday, prompting it to take the website offline.