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Ph: Arrested Data Security Officer Admits To Hacking 93 Websites

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Dissent

Mark Ernest Villeza reports:

A data security officer of the Manila Bulletin has admitted to hacking approximately 93 websites, including government and private company websites, as well as servers based abroad.

In an interview with ABS-CBN aired on June 24, the hacker with the alias “Kangkong” revealed that he left a specific picture on the compromised websites as proof of his involvement.

In his extrajudicial confession, he identified Bulletin’s senior technology officer Art Samaniego as the person who ordered the hacking of several high-profile websites, including the peacekeeping operations center website of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the mail server of the National Security Council and the Join the PH Army website.

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