By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has clarified that there was no data leak in the National ID system, despite circulating information on social media regarding an alleged massive hacking attack on the National ID database.
In its official statement, the PSA emphasized that it promptly investigated to verify the information. After the initial assessment, it concluded that there was no leak in the National ID database.
“As the central authority on official statistics and the implementing agency of civil registration and the National ID system, the PSA takes such allegations seriously and immediately investigated the claims in the said posts,” the statement read.
“Based on the initial assessment, the PSA found no leak in the National ID database.”
The PSA also mentioned that further investigation is being conducted regarding the alleged data leak in the National ID system.
Furthermore, the PSA urged the public to remain vigilant of unverified information circulating online.
(el Amigo/MNM)
