Hacker claims Philippine National Police systems breach, cites human error

After successfully infiltrating the DOST, hacker ph1ns exploits human errors to access sensitive police data, affecting thousands and exposing vulnerabilitiesA hacker known as "ph1ns" claimed responsibility for the breach of the Philippine National Police systems.The breach exposed a database containing over 393,894 rows of personal information, including names, birthdates, unit assignments, and email addresses.

In his post on Breach Forums, ph1ns shared the link to the evidence of the breach, including a database sample containing over 393,894 rows of personal information, such as names, birthdates, unit assignments, and email addresses. The hacker attributed the breach to a series of human errors. According to ph1ns, the PNP had enabled the Laravel PHP framework's debug mode, a setting typically used for development and troubleshooting.

In a press briefing at Camp Crame, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo reported that at around 10 a.m. on Monday, an alleged system breach was reported."As an initial action, our IT officer immediately shut down the system to prevent further damage, but so far, they haven't seen any breach during the initial assessment," Fajardo said.

"Right now, our cyber-response team has shut down the system as a precautionary measure. The deputy director of DL mentioned that they haven't seen any breach yet. We're investigating if there was indeed an attempt to breach the system," Fajardo continued."When we talk about logistics data information, we expect it to include the PNP's logistical resources, so we need to check for any breaches.

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