MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that no evidence of a breach was found following an investigation into the alleged exposure of over 13,000 records of the high court.
This came after a post went viral online claiming that the court experienced a security breach on Tuesday allegedly exposing over 13,000 records including names, case details, and payment information from the Judicial Electronic Payment System.
“The Supreme Court and its service providers launched an immediate investigation and, as of this afternoon, found no evidence of a breach or indication that sensitive data was compromised,” the High Court said in a statement.
The Court will keep investigating, covering all angles thoroughly but as a precaution, the court said it will conduct another round of Vulnerability and Penetration Testing and an external review of its cybersecurity systems.
“We assure the public that in its current efforts to digitalize court processes, the Court has always given priority to cybersecurity and taken the necessary precautions in terms of training, access, and the use of the needed applications and hardware. We have layers of in-house and external cybersecurity,” the SC said.
It likewise noted that the court’s systems are professional, advanced, and strong, with the ability to trace any attack, adding that trying to access or leak its data without permission is a crime.
