By Alec Go
The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) said its Facebook page was hacked on April 7 at 12:00 a.m.
DOST-PCIEERD said it is coordinating with Meta to regain control over its page, as well as to ensure that its “services are not hampered in any way.”
“We are aware of the value of our Facebook page to our clients who want to stay in touch. We want to reassure you that we are making every effort to resolve the problem as soon as possible,” it stated.
“Data security for our clients is a key concern for us. We acknowledge that the page breach may have alarmed and perplexed some of our followers. Yet our services, client information, and systems we deploy were unaffected by this problem,” it added.
The council urged the public to report odd online posts and behaviors from its post to the council or to Meta.
“We are committed to ensuring that this matter is resolved quickly, effectively, and with the utmost regard for PCIEERD’s core values: integrity, innovation, and excellence,” it added.
PCIEERD has yet to regain access to its page as of writing. – cf