The Supreme Court building in Padre Faura, Manila on August 24, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><br/></div><p>MANILA - The Supreme Court belied a viral post claiming there was a security breach of the high court’s data.</p><p>The Court said its service providers immediately launched an investigation on the allegedly significant security breach on August 27, 2024.</p><p>The viral post claimed the breach allegedly exposed sensitive legal data of over 13,000 records, including names, case details, and payment information, from the Judicial Electronic Payment System (JEPS).</p><p>&quot;As of this afternoon, (there was) no evidence of a breach or indication that sensitive data was compromised,&quot; said the Supreme Court in a statement on Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/sc-green-lights-electronic-filing-for-civil-cases-in-trial-courts-047">SC green lights electronic filing for civil cases in trial courts</a></div><p>&quot;The Court will continue to investigate further, employing the right amount of redundancy by approaching the investigation from many angles.&quot;</p><p>The SC said it will conduct another round of Vulnerability and Penetration Testing assessment (VAPT). It would also conduct another external review of the Court&#x27;s cybersecurity systems.</p><p>&quot;We assure the public that in its current efforts to digitalize court processes, the Court has always given to priority cybersecurity and taken the necessary precautions in terms of training, access, and the use of the needed apps and hardware. We have layers of in-house and external cybersecurity,&quot; said the SC.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/27/sc-courts-can-pursue-raps-vs-lawyer-over-doubtful-notarization-1756">SC: Courts can pursue raps vs lawyer over doubtful notarization</a></div><p>&quot;We are aware that hacking data from institutions such as the Judiciary is tempting. We remind the public that our systems are professional, state-of-the-art, robust, and capable of identifying and tracing the sources of any form of attack. We also remind the public that any attempt to gain unauthorized access or compromise our systems, as well as releasing sensitive and private data without proper authorization, are criminal acts.&quot;</p>

<p>The Supreme Court belied a viral post that there had been a security breach of the high court’s data.</p>

The Supreme Court belied a viral post that there had been a security breach of the high court’s data.

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Supreme Court denies viral post on alleged data breach

Supreme Court denies viral post on alleged data breach

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Published Aug 28, 2024 06:03 PM PHT

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