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Ombudsman reveals hacking of case records, plans fortifying IT system

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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 12) — Hackers have breached the computer network of the Office of the Ombudsman, allowing parties to some cases to learn about the decisions before they are released.

Ombudsman Samuel Martires told lawmakers Monday that the hacking issue was so serious that he advised lawyers in the office against using the local internet connection.

Martires said employees from the Ombudsman’s management information system division have been placed on preventive suspension due to the hack.

“Itong taon po na ito, nadiskubre namin na na-hack ‘yung aming system. ‘Yung mga may kaso pala sa amin, kaya pala alam nila kung nasaan na ang kanilang mga kaso kasi tatlong tao ang nakatingin sa aming firewall. Hindi ho biro ang alam po ng respondent na ginagawa pa lang ‘yung decision may nakakakita na,” he said.

[Translation: Earlier this year, we found out that our system was hacked. They knew the status of their cases because three people had access to our firewall. It’s a serious matter because while we’re still working on the decision, the respondent can already see it.]

Martires said he is in talks with Estonia to acquire security software that would protect the Ombudsman against future cyberattacks.

His office, meanwhile, plans to buy new computer hardware.

“I am trying to save more because of our plan to buy more hardware para sa aming [for our] IT, and which the software will be provided by a foreign country,” Martires said.

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Hacking group plans system to encrypt social media and other apps

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SAN FRANCISCO – Once known for distributing hacking tools and shaming software companies into improving their security, a famed group of technology activists is now working to develop a system that will allow the creation of messaging and social networking apps that won’t keep hold of users’ personal data.

The group, Cult of the Dead Cow, has developed a coding framework that can be used by app developers who are willing to embrace strong encryption and forsake revenue from advertising that is targeted to individuals based on detailed profiles gleaned from the data most apps now routinely collect.

The team is building on the work of such free products as Signal, which offers strong encryption for text messages and voice calls, and Tor, which offers anonymous web surfing by routing traffic through a series of servers to disguise the location of the person conducting the search.

The latest effort, to be detailed at the massive annual Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas this week, seeks to provide a foundation for messaging, file sharing and even social networking apps without harvesting any data, all secured by the kind of end-to-end encryption that makes interception hard even for governments.

Called Veilid, and pronounced vay-lid, the code can be used by developers to build applications for mobile devices or the web. Those apps will pass fully encrypted content to one another using the Veilid protocol, its developers say. As with the file-sharing software BitTorrent, which distributes different pieces of the same content simultaneously, the network will get faster as more devices join and share the load, the developers say. In such decentralized “peer-to-peer” networks, users download data from each other instead of from a central machine.

As with some other open-source endeavors, the challenge will come in persuading programmers and engineers to devote time to designing apps that are compatible with Veilid. Though developers could charge money for those apps or sell ads, the potential revenue streams are limited by the inability to collect detailed information that has become a primary method for distributing targeted ads or pitching a product to a specific set of…

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UK’s offensive hacking force plans to scale operations to meet government’s demands

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The UK’s National Cyber Force (NCF) has revealed plans to scale operations amid rising demands from the government to ramp up offensive hacking capabilities.

In a report offering a unique insight into the NCF’s ongoing expansion, the offensive cyber force said it needs to “scale up to meet the requirements government has of it” and is rapidly expanding personnel and capabilities to meet current demand. 

The NCF is currently in the process of establishing a new permanent base of operations as Samlesbury in Lancashire, which it said will enable the force to “increase operational output”. 

Samlesbury, a 45-minute drive from GCHQ operations in Manchester, was selected as the site for the NCF headquarters in 2021.

As part of this expansion and recruitment drive, the NCF revealed that it plans to further invest in offensive hacking capabilities to contend with escalating global threats. 

The report said that “significant capability investment” will be required to “keep pace with the changing nature of technology” and mitigate increasingly sophisticated cyber threats currently faced by the UK. 

The NCF specifically highlighted rapid technological developments as a key operational challenge, noting that “fundamental changes to the future shape of the internet and globalisation of technology could raise significant complications”. 

“Our adversaries are global and use a wide array of cyber and digital technologies,” the report said. “We need to have the technical ability and readiness to reach these adversaries wherever they are and irrespective of how they are using cyber technology.”

Closer integration with defence partners, including GCHQ, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) will also be a key objective for the NCF moving forward.

The NCF noted that it must “integrate effectively with other parts of government and with a wider range of partners and allies”. 

This includes law enforcement, government policy departments, the private sector, and a “growing number of international allies”. 

“More broadly, we are working with the private sector, academia, think tanks, and wider civil society to harness the best…

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2023 Personal Computer Security Market Growth and Influencing Factors from Competitors with Booming Plans to 2028

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