Three hackers who said they could destroy the Commission on Election (Comelec) system and deceive the results of the 2022 elections were arrested in Cavite and Laguna, according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).
Three hackers who say they can destroy the Commission on Election (Comelec) system and manipulate the results of the 2022 elections have been arrested in Cavite and Laguna, said the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday.
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A report read at the CICC briefing by agency executive director Undersecretary Cezar Mancao II and Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) head Brig. Gen. said. Robert Rodriguez that the operation was conducted on April 23, where CICC and PNP-ACG agents pretended to be clients to buy the stolen data.
Aside from interfering with the Comelec, the hackers also said they could change the election result by accessing the system of Smartmatic, the country’s automated poll system provider.
“On April 23, 2022, around 2 pm, the cybercrime investigation and coordinating center with the PNP Anti Cybercrime Group conducted an entrapment operation in Imus Cavite and Sta. Rosa Laguna against well-known hackers named ‘XSOS group’ who say they have illegally accessed the Smartmatic system, and could influence the outcome of the upcoming national elections on May 9, ”a CICC official read.
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