The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) said Monday four of its web-based systems were attacked and compromised on June 16, 2024.
MARINA said it immediately deployed personnel at its central office to implement measures to ensure the protection of the integrity of the systems.
The MARINA Information Technology (IT) team, with the assistance of the Department of Information and Communications Technology-Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (DICT-CICC), is investigating the data breach.
The agency said it is accelerating efforts to mitigate the data breach and have systems operational to receive and process applications on June 18, 2024.
“The MARINA commits to strengthen its cyber security protocols to prevent any future cyber-attack,” the agency said.
Other government agencies, including the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., Department of Science and Technology and Bureau of Customs were also targeted by cyberattacks in recent weeks.
According to a report by Kaspersky, 15,312 ransomware incidents were recorded in the country in 2023, ranking fourth in Southeast Asia (SEA).
Ransomware targeting businesses in SEA last year was highest in Thailand with 109,315 incidents blocked by Kaspersky. Indonesia trails closely with 97,226 ransomware attacks and Vietnam with 59,837.
The Philippines came fourth with 15,312 malicious encryptors, followed by Malaysia with 4,982 and Singapore with 741. With Ram Superable
