MANILA, Philippines – Beware of faux information for views.
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Workplace (PCSO) Normal Supervisor Mel Robles issued this warning to the general public on Friday as one other faux information circulated on social media, claiming that the company’s database had been hacked by an obscure group of hackers.
In a press release, GM Robles categorically described the report as faux information, stressing that there was by no means a breach in any of official websites or information base of the PCSO.
“That is faux information. There was no breach nor any profitable try to hack the programs of PCSO. We’ve got not reported something to DICT as a result of nothing had occurred,” he stated.
“Chill out, as we speak is Valentine’s Day and don’t let or not it’s ruined by some teams who have been out to besmirch or forged doubt on the integrity of our video games. It’s too early for April Idiot’s Day and allow us to not simply fall for it,” he added.
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“Whereas there have been quite a few makes an attempt (up to now) to hack our system coming from everywhere in the world, our digital defenses are holding out and stay impregnable,” he careworn.
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He was disputing an internet information that the PCSO and the Division of Data and Communications Know-how (DICT), have been reportedly investigating a report on an alleged breach of the info of lotto winners.
GM Robles emphasised that the information report got here from an alleged group of hackers who have been clearly making an attempt to make a reputation for itself, by claiming that they have been in a position to breach the PCSO system.
The PCSO chief was, nevertheless, fast to make clear that none of their accounts was attacked or compromised.
He added that what the submit was merely saying was that the group was in a position to pay money for e mail accounts of PCSO workers, likely, the e-mail accounts of department workplace personnel from Cagayan Department, based mostly on the screenshots connected to the submit.
GM Robles, nevertheless, identified that it was the checklist of people who availed of the promo of the PCSO department in March 2022 and never names of winners, whether or not of jackpot or comfort prizes.
The image of a girl holding tickets is a proof that the promo tickets have been availed of by “actual” folks, thus the knowledge revealed by the hackers really belong to the recipients of a promo of a department in Cagayan in March of 2022 and never of lotto winners.
“Our database for the lotto jackpot winners is protected within the head workplace. The department workplaces aren’t linked to the pinnacle workplace.
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GM Robles earlier already beforehand dismissed the claims, saying the programs and websites of the government-owned and managed company are secured.
“I’ve simply checked, in the intervening time, none of our web sites is compromised, breached, or hacked,” Robles careworn.
