DOE’s website on energy management program ‘hacked and defaced’

Department of Energy facade from DOE / FILE

MANILA, Philippines — A website of the Department of Energy (DOE) was the latest target of cybercriminals, the agency said on Sunday.

In a statement, the DOE said its Government Energy Management Program (GEMP) website was “hacked and defaced” on Saturday night.

The department said it “immediately took the system offline.”

The DOE said it is now working with the Philippine National Computer Emergency Response Team as well as with its developer to address the website’s vulnerabilities.

“We assure you that the DOE is committed to keeping its systems secure and will continue to upgrade these systems,” it said.

The website’s full operation has yet to be restored, as of posting time.