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Philippine Department of Migrant Workers Switches to Manual Systems After Cyber Attack

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Feed Name: The Cyber Express

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2024-07-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Alan J

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The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) took its IT systems offline after a reported ransomware attack, implemented manual processing and email/Facebook workarounds to maintain services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and said its OFW databases were not affected while coordinating with national agencies to restore systems and strengthen protections amid rising cyber attacks in the Philippines.

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