The Department of Information and Communications Technology says a ransomware attack hits the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation on Friday, September 22.
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00:00 The Department of Information and Communications Technology says a ransomware attack hits the
00:05 Philippine Health Insurance Corporation on Friday, September 22.
00:10 Ransomware attacks access and lock up a target entity's data and holds it up for ransom.
00:15 The DICT tells Manila Bulletin it became aware of the attack by 9 a.m. Friday, adding the
00:20 specific ransomware tied to the attack is the Medusa ransomware.
00:24 It is currently unclear what parts of PhilHealth's computer systems have been accessed and what
00:28 information attackers have been able to take.
00:31 The National Privacy Commission, which requires private and public organizations to report
00:35 data breaches within 72 hours of discovery, says it had yet to receive a notification
00:40 from PhilHealth as of 3 p.m. Friday.
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