DepEd verifying possible data breach among students, teachers
Source: GMA Network
Published on: 2024-02-14 06:01
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said that it is verifying information that one of its regional offices was allegedly hacked, compromising data of students and teachers. In a message to reporters, DepEd spokesperson Undersecretary Michael Poa said the agency's field offices have been ordered to run diagnostics and verify if there was indeed a hacking incident. "No report as of the moment as verification is ongoing. We will provide information as soon as we get them from our Regional and Division Information Officers," Poa said. He also noted that the DepEd is coordinating with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) regarding the matter. It was not immediately known where the concerned regional office was exactly located. DICT Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Jeff Ian Dy earlier said that hackers believed to be operating in China breached i...
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