The Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted by is concerned with the hacked voter's information so it appealed to the public to change passwords on their social media accounts and other transactions, particularly in online banking.
Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista, said that while the poll body to strengthen further their firewalls and put more safeguards on their website.
Earlier, after the spread on the internet website http://wehaveyourdata.com which can access the information of voters immediately seek help from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Bautista said asking them to apologize publicly for what happened and hopefully they can be understood by the public.
It does also said the poll body all to protect the voter's information placed on the website of the Comelec.
He said that very pledge of non-hackable websites mostly because he said the website can now access by hackers.
“Layon din na palakasin pa ang firewalls, maglagay pa ng safeguards. Ang hirap magsabi ngayon ng non-hackable, pero tinitiyak namin palalakasin namin ang website,”
Bautista said .
The most important to do now,
“We’re advising taking steps to protect themselves. Change email passwords; contact banks and credit card companies,”
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said .
The Comelec rained criticism on OFWs not hidden anger to Comelec that happen puts into question the voter 's information of the registered voters in hacking the website of the poll body .
“If COMELEC couldn’t secure a simple website, how much more the votes coming from those PCOS machines?”
tweeted @itsenoti .
“hacking a comelec website is a serious offense. imagine someone else using your info for bank withdrawals? what a shame comelec,”
according to @beacarreon .
Are the OFWs and voters have real safe made in hacking the website of the Comelec .
Even Malacañang has overtaken the reminder to voters to increase the security level of their online accounts and do not visit the user-friendly website mentioned .
This is despite the confirmation that such a closed website .
“Nakakatakot, nakakaalarma, nakakapangamba, lahat na. Please do something to take down that site @COMELEC and @govph,”
according to celebrity tweets personality Bianca Gonzalez .
The Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office ( PCDSPO ) said yesterday via their twitter account .
“@iamsuperbianca As per COMELEC, the website has already been taken down,”
according to the tweet .
The Philippine National Police Anti - Cybercrime Group ( PNP - ACG ) not also hide is fearing possible to get personal information from the hacked websites Comelec database.
Supt . Robert Reyes , PNP- ACG, went hacking into the website could possibly be used to capture information that can be used in ciminal activities .
It found that such sites can access the basic personal data of people including civil status, birthdate and place , residential address , relatives and even passport numbers .
“Very obvious ay identity theft, personality cover,”
Reyes said .