Another data breach in Philippines govt dept; ministry concerned over incident and high risk at passport printer


A Philippine passport being printed is seen in this undated photo on the APO Production Unit's website. - Photo: philstar.com/Vietnam News/ANN

MANILA (Vietnam News/ANN): The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines has announced that they're really concerned over the data breach at APO Production Unit – a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in charge of printing passports.

During a Senate finance subcommittee hearing on the agency's proposed budget for 2025, DFA Office of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretary Adelio Cruz said that the data of 28 million passport holders may have been compromised.

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