00:00The National Bureau of Investigation's Cybercrime Division arrests a quote,
00:05data officer from the Manila Bulletin for alleged hacking of Facebook accounts,
00:09banks and government websites. Also arrested were a cybersecurity researcher from an unnamed
00:15company in BGC and a graduating student. They are presented in a press conference Friday but wore
00:21masks, dark glasses, hoodies and caps. The NBI recommends charges for violations of the Cyber
00:27Crime Prevention Act of 2012 and the Data Privacy Act of 2012. The data officer points
00:33to Manila Bulletin technology editor and ICT head Art Samaniego Jr. as his handler.
00:39He claims Samaniego's most recent request was for him to look for vulnerabilities in the app
00:44of opposition group One Sambayan, which was hit by a data breach in June 2021.
00:49Samaniego denies the accusations while the Manila Bulletin in a statement claims
00:54fidelity to the laws of the land.
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