No evidence of data breach — Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said it found no evidence that its systems were hacked amid allegations of a data breach.

“The Supreme Court and its service providers launched an immediate investigation and, as of this afternoon, found no evidence of a breach or indication that sensitive data was compromised,” it said in a statement.

It issued the remark after a viral social media post claimed that it suffered a data breach on Tuesday, which exposed sensitive legal data of over 13,000 records such as case details and payment information.

The court said that it will continue to investigate the situation and conduct another Vulnerability and Penetration Testing assessment as well as an external review of its cybersecurity systems.

“We assure the public that in its current efforts to digitalize court processes, the Court has always given priority cybersecurity and taken the necessary precautions in terms of training, access, and the use of the needed apps and hardware,” the SC said.

“We have layers of in-house and external cybersecurity,” it added.

Meanwhile, the Court stressed that attempts to gain unauthorized access to its systems and the release of sensitive and private data without authorization are criminal acts. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA Integrated News