Philippine Government Agencies Receive Hoax Bomb Threats

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The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is coordinating with the Japanese government to identify the person/s behind the hoax bomb threats received by several government agencies in the Philippines. The CICC said on February 12, 2024 that at least six government agencies and local government units received bomb threats, disrupting their operations.

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is coordinating with the Japanese government to identify the person/s behind the hoax bomb threats received by several government agencies in the Philippines . The CICC said on February 12, 2024 that at least six government agencies and local government units received bomb threats , disrupting their operations.

Among the agencies that received the bomb threats are the Department of Education (DepEd) division office in Bataan, the local government of Iba in Zambales province, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) head office in Quezon City. The email apparently containing the bomb threats, which originated from Japan, also hit multiple government agencies in Seoul, South Korea. In Cebu, operations of the Cebu City Hall of Justice were also disrupted after a message warning of a bomb explosion at 3 p.m. Monday, February 12, was received by some people. Personnel of the Cebu City Police Office, however, found no bomb

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