PCSO: Breach in Lotto winners' data 'fake news' - Manila Standard
Source: Manila Standard
Published on: 2025-02-14 17:11
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) yesterday dismissed reports that a database containing the personal information of lotto winners was hacked, saying that the falsehood is part of efforts to "besmirch" the agency's reputation. "This is fake news. There was no breach nor any successful attempt to hack the systems of PCSO. We have not reported anything to DICT because nothing had happened," PCSO General Manager Mel Robles said in a statement. The supposed data breach first circulated on social media but was later picked up by news organizations. A Wednesday Facebook post of a supposed group calling itself "Philippines Exodus Security," claimed that lotto winners' profiles from 2016 to 2025 had been compromised, including their names, addresses, phone numbers, IDs, and winning numbers. They claimed that hackers obtained the email accounts of PCSO employees, most probably ...
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