Lacson to Comelec: Guard vs Effects of Smartmatic Hacking
Lacson to Comelec: Guard vs Effects of Smartmatic Hacking January 30, 2022 - While its servers may not have been hacked after all, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) must remain on guard against possible unauthorized access to its data as the May polls draw closer. Partido Reporma standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson noted the Comelec will soon be interfacing with contractor Smartmatic, whose system was believed compromised. Lacson said that while his cybersecurity team's initial findings indicate extortion is the possible motive of the hack, the integrity of the May elections will be endangered if the Comelec does not put safeguards in place. "Darating ang panahon na mag-interface yan. Pag nag-interface, maaaring ma-compromise din ang Comelec. Yan ang nakakatakot (The time will come that the Comelec and Smartmatic's systems will interface, and Comelec's systems may be affected if they are not patched. That is a scary scenario)," Lacson sa...