Philippine lawmakers demand briefing following China-linked cyberattack

In a statement on Monday, the speaker of the Philippine’s House of Representatives, Martin Romualdez, said: “The revelation that hackers, suspected to be operating from China, have infiltrated the email systems and internal websites of various government agencies, is a matter of national security and public interest.”

Describing the attacks as “breaches,” Romualdez said that as it targeted “critical domains” the incident “signifies a dire need for an immediate and comprehensive response.”

“I am calling on the DICT [Department of Information and Communications Technology] and other concerned agencies to conduct a thorough briefing for the House of Representatives. This briefing should focus on the nature and extent of these cyber-attacks, the current measures in place to prevent future incidents, and strategies for enhancing our cybersecurity infrastructure,” said Romualdez.