{"id":272593,"date":"2026-06-14T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T05:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:25:22","slug":"pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP urges cybersecurity review after hacking of gov\u2019t websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2246037\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites\">PNP urges cybersecurity review after hacking of gov\u2019t websites<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2246037\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites\">https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2246037\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-14 01:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"newsinfo.inquirer.net\">newsinfo.inquirer.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tPhilippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame. File photo<\/p>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The recent hacking of the websites of the Senate and the House of Representatives has prompted the Philippine National Police (PNP) to call for a government-wide review of cybersecurity measures amid concerns over attacks on key state institutions.The House website was reportedly defaced on Saturday, just days after the Senate\u2019s website was also targeted in a separate cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>A group of hackers claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were intended as a protest against government corruption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: Senate website defaced by group demanding public accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tArticle continues after this advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis incident serves as a reminder that cybersecurity must remain a top priority for all government agencies,\u201d PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage institutions to regularly review their security protocols, update their systems, and strengthen monitoring mechanisms against evolving cyber threats,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group has been instructed to coordinate with the House\u2019s information technology and cybersecurity personnel to support the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Nartatez said they would also coordinate with relevant agencies \u201cto determine the source, method, and extent of the website defacement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Gatchalian: Website hacking not isolated, part of threat vs Senate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Article continues after this advertisement\t\t  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will pursue a thorough investigation and ensure that those responsible are identified and held accountable,\u201d Nartatez said, adding that authorities will file appropriate charges against those responsible under existing cybercrime laws.Nartatez stressed that safeguarding government digital infrastructure requires a whole-of-government approach anchored in preventive security measures, swift incident&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2246037\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PNP urges cybersecurity review after hacking of gov\u2019t websites https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2246037\/pnp-urges-cybersecurity-review-after-hacking-of-govt-websites Publish Date: 2026-06-14 01:06:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2024\/10\/PNP-headquarters-file.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-272593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272595,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272593\/revisions\/272595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}