LIST: Personal information possibly exposed in gov’t data leaks

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Despite the Data Privacy Act requiring prompt data breach disclosures, most affected state agencies have yet to inform the public

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MANILA, Philippines — Sensitive personal information may have been exposed in recent data breaches affecting multiple government agencies.

Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) Executive Director Alexander “Aboy” Paraiso confirmed in a radio interview on Friday, November 13, that personal data from around 20 state agencies were exposed.

As of Tuesday, November 10, only 10 of these agencies had submitted personal data breach notifications to the National Privacy Commission (NPC).

Rappler reached out to the 10 agencies identified by the NPC to determine the extent of each data breach.

Based on public advisories, disclosures, and statements, here is what is known so far about the information potentially exposed:

In an advisory released on November 10, the BIR said its initial findings showed that only “certain taxpayer profile information” may have been exposed.

The tax bureau also stated that taxpayer information was not “modified or lost,” and that filing and payment records were unaffected.

But CICC Executive Director Paraiso shared that names, business addresses, and Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) of around 20,000 to 50,000 taxpayers may have been compromised.

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