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More than 1.2-M hacking attempts on precinct finder page monitored: Comelec

More than 1.2-M hacking attempts on precinct finder page monitored: Comelec

Lyza Aquino,

ABS-CBN News

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MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) recorded around 1.27-million attempted hacking attacks on its Precinct Finder Page on Monday, the day of the midterm elections.

Comelec Spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudiangco also said that these incidents are categorized as DIDOS or deliberated denial of service, which is a way or "crowding" the webpage so that voters can't access the site.

"Meron pong 43.7 million na browse at visits sa webpage na yan. Out of the 43 million na yan, 14.11 million yung legitimate na nag-search ng kanilang presinto. So the rest ay DIDOS o deliberated denial of service. Talagang finaflood, kina-crowd ang webpage natin para hindi magamit ng mga kababayan natin. May deliberate attack," he said.

"1.27 million po doon ay mitigated attack totoong hacking attempts na na-mitigate ng ating cyber security division so ganyan kabigat ang kinakaharap natin," he added.

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The Comelec is now investigating the matter and are trying to locate and ID the location of these cyberattacks.

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