The Department of Energy (DOE) said hackers attacked and defaced its government energy management program (GEMP) website.
This occurred 6 p.m. Saturday, and the DOE said it immediately took the system offline and began closely coordinating with the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) and the system’s developer to address the possible vulnerabilities of the website.
“We assure you that the DOE is committed to keeping its systems secure and will continue to upgrade these systems. While we are exerting all efforts to restore the website to full operation at the soonest possible time, we are also implementing our strategies to make our systems more resilient,” the DOE said in a statement.
The DOE said the GEMP aims to reduce government-wide electricity and fuel consumption by at least 10 percent through strategic energy efficiency and conservation measures.
The government saved around 31 gigawatt-hours in electricity usage in the first quarter of 2024, according to the DOE. This was equivalent to nearly P365 million in cost savings.
It said the government also conserved over half a billion liters of fuel, resulting in almost P35 million in savings.
