DICT says local hacker behind PSA data breach - BusinessW...

THE DEPARTMENT of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) confirmed on Thursday that a local hacker is behind the recent data breach of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) systems. DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy made the revelation in the wake of the cyberattack on the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), attributed to the Medusa group which is a "very professional international cybercriminal syndicate." During an interview with One News PH, Mr. Dy explained that while the PhilHealth breach was executed by the highly sophisticated Medusa group, the PSA data breach was the handiwork of an individual hacker. "A lot of enterprising individuals wanted to replicate the damage done in PhilHealth. Some of these are local researchers, some are security researchers, and some are just enthusiasts," he said, describing them as copycat attempts "inspir...