Philippine Department of Science and Technology hit by cyberattack, 2 TB of data stolen
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines has experienced a significant cyber attack, resulting in the breach of approximately two terabytes of data.
Following the discovery of the breach the affected IT infrastructure components were isolated and measures were taken to contain the situation. The technical teams at DOST are reportedly working to identify any vulnerabilities and strengthen their cybersecurity defenses to prevent similar attacks.
Despite the large scale of the breach, officials have tried to downplay the severity of the incident. DOST highlighted that the compromised data primarily consisted of old drawings and schematics, implying that the impact might be less severe since it did not involve significant amounts of personal information. It was admitted that some personal data related to DOST's employees were affected.
No further details about the nature of the attack and the impact are disclosed.
