DICT says eGov app 'safe and sound' amid attempted hacking

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)'s eGov super app and e-LGU portal were not affected by the attempted hack on the promotional website set up for the app and portal.

- RAINIER ALLAN RONDA

Jeffrey Ian Dy, ICT undersecretary for infostructure management, cybersecurity and upskilling, stressed that the hack attempt on the e.gov.ph promotional website was not successful as the hackers were unable to breach defense of the site and taking control.

However, the ICT official said that the hackers were able to gain access to the website and upload an illegal file meant to infect it.

"What happened is that hackers uploaded an illegal file to the website and tried to run scripts to gain backdoor entry, but this was unsuccessful," Dy explained in an interview with dzBB.

DICT is conducting further investigation into the attempted hack in coordination with the Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation.