The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Thursday said that the hackers can’t manipulate polls.
This came after a group supposedly behind the data security breach involving the Comelec technology provider Smartmatic was arrested over the weekend.
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Comelec commissioner Marlon Casquejo gave the assurance after arrest of three hackers who claimed they could breach the commission’s system and manipulate the outcome of the 2022 elections.
“Kahit ano pang gawin nila (Whatever they do), they cannot manipulate the results of the elections. That is how secure our system [is] when it comes to our elections,” Casquejo said.
“Kahit pa may sinasabing allegations that they are working or getting information from any of the employees of the Comelec, useless po yun,” he added.
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“Itong mga nahuli, they are scammers. Meaning, they are pretending to know the system, pretending they can hack the system when in fact, hindi nila kayang gawin yun. Kahit sino hindi kayang gawin ‘yun,” Casquejo said.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) Executive Director Undersecretary Cezar Mancao II said that the hackers claimed to have managed to gain access to registered voters’ data.
