
19/06/2025
NEWS: DICT Secretary Henry Aguda confirmed this morning on DZRHโs Dos por Dos that hackers have infiltrated the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) itself.
When asked directly by Ka Tunying whether there are individuals inside the DICT hacking fellow government agencies, Aguda responded with a confirmation. He revealed that the discovery came after he commissioned an independent internal audit, which uncovered the presence of rogue insiders harvesting the personal data of Filipinos.
But the confirmation has triggered a strong response from former DICT Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Jeffrey Ian Dy, who defended the agencyโs long-standing cybersecurity team against what he sees as unfair and sweeping accusations.
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https://konek.hn.plus/item/91370/dict-chief-confirms-insider-threat-hackers-allegedly-embedded-within-the-agency
Live Interview: https://youtu.be/SIN0K6vWSa8?si=Qrn_OqbvppKwMIhC (31:35 Timeframe)