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Yesterday, Anonymous hacked several Philippines govt. website and now Representatives of the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have confirmed the hack and issued a statement.

They stated that at least thirty govt. websites hacked and no critical communications have been affected by the cyberattack.

Their statement reads:

The hacking of at least thirty government websites of supposedly local hacker groups sympathetic to today’s pork barrel protest action highlights the need for secure web hosting for government agencies and services.

DOST – Information and Communications Technology Office Executive Director Louis Casambre mentioned  that: “This recent spate of website defacements goes to shows the serious need for the Government Web Hosting Service (GWHS ) especially since gov’t websites will more and more be leveraged to deliver public services.”

Administrative Order 39 (AO39) was enacted on 12 July 2013 mandating all national government agencies, government financial institutions, and government-owned and controlled corporations to have their websites hosted under the new GWHS which will be provided by the DOST ICT Office. “GWHS development is progressing and will be online as scheduled as per AO39.” Usec. Casambre Added.

The webpage defacements are deemed to be a protest action supporting the Million People March in Luneta. “No critical online services were affected and it seems that it wasn’t the intention of the community to cripple critical information dissemination websites and services of the government. We would like to request our hacking community not to target such sites.” said Casambre.

The Information and Communications Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology is the Philippine Government’s lead agency on ICT related matters. Its primary thrusts are in the ICT Industry Development, eGovernment, ICT policy development, Internet for all and Cybersecurity.

According to the above statement, it is clear that they want a secure web hosting.

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