DICT tackles engagement with watchdog
The Philippine Star|June 25, 2024
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) will discuss with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Committee (CICC) its engagement with cybercrime watchdog ScamWatch Philippines in view of the revelation of a hacker that one of its convenors, Manila Bulletin technology editor Art Samaniego, was behind the hacking of government websites.
RAINIER ALLAN RONDA
DICT tackles engagement with watchdog

Jeffrey Ian Dy, ICT undersecretary for infostructure management, cybersecurity and upskilling, said the DICT had been alerted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regarding the operations and its imminent arrest of the hackers tagged as responsible for the data breach on the systems of key government agencies.

"We'll discuss that with the CICC," Dy told The STAR in an interview on the sidelines of the Cybersecurity Forum, spearheaded by think tank Stratbase-Albert del Rosario Institute at the Peninsula Manila in Makati City yesterday.

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