Cybersecurity
Philippine Statistics Agency Probing Alleged Data Breach
- Alleged data leak comes weeks after hacking at health insurer
- National ID, civil registry systems unaffected: stats agency
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The Philippine Statistics Authority said it has launched an investigation into an alleged data leak and is assessing what personal data may have been compromised.
An initial review showed that the breach may be limited to its community-based monitoring system, which collects and processes data for local government planning, according to the agency in charge of collating major statistics including key economic indicators. The national identification system and the civil registration system have not been affected, it said in a statement on Wednesday.