DICT to assist NBI in filing cases against hackers

The National Bureau of Investigation presents to the media arrested alleged hackers of government and private websites on Friday, June 21, 2024. INQUIRER.net photo / ARNEL TACSON

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Friday that it will assist the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in filing cases against people suspected of hacking private and government websites.

According to the DICT in a statement, it will help law enforcement agencies apprehend suspected cybercriminals.

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“We will assist our colleagues from the NBI as their technical consultants and help them build their case against these suspected individuals,” the DICT said in a statement.

On Friday, the NBI arrested a person who is suspected to be behind the hacking of the pages of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the National Security Council.

The suspect, who is associated with the Manila Bulletin, pointed to his editor Art Samaniego as the one who was allegedly ordering him to hack the pages.

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Samaniego denied the allegations, while the Manila Bulletin said in a statement that it “adhered to the laws of the land and requires its employees to be accorded their rights.”