An agent from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) revealed that Paul Biteng, the 23-year-old Information Technology fresh graduate, who allegedly hacked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website on Easter Sunday, said he defaced the site not to get money but for bragging rights.
Vic Lorenzo, NBI Cybercrime Division executive officer, said Biteng was first able to hack the Comelec website on March 20.Francis Señora, agent on case, told reporters that a week after successfully hacking the website and finding its vulnerabilities, Biteng bragged about it to other online hackers, enabling them to penetrate the website and download some of the information found there, including the database of registered voters.
NBI Director Virgilio Mendez said in a press conference that based on their investigation, Biteng was not affiliated with any candidate or political party. There was also no indication that he made money and the computer he used was old.
NBI Cybercrime Division chief Roland Aguto Jr. said Biteng told them that he had no intention to harm.
Aguto added that they have the computer he used and their forensic examination on the extent of the data breach is ongoing.
NBI remains hopeful that Biteng’s fellow hackers would fall next, now that two had already been identified, including one who is a 20-year-old.
Biteng was arrested on Wednesday night (April 20, 2016) at his Sampaloc residence after a three-week surveillance by the NBI Cybercrime Division. However, many netizens doubt the speedy arrest of Biteng. Some claim that he became the “fall guy” and this is just a tactic to divert the public’s attention from other pressing issues.
Some netizens, however, are suggesting that NBI should hire Biteng and make use of his skills instead. For the full article click here
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