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Govt breach exposes 69GB Philippine Migrant Worker data from POEA

SQL Server backups belonging to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration were reportedly extracted by an unidentified actor in less than thirty minutes.

Govt breach exposes 69GB Philippine Migrant Worker data from POEA

This data breach potentially compromises the personal information of Philippine migrant workers, as the exfiltrated backups are believed to contain such sensitive records.

The incident involves the theft of backups from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's systems.

This event highlights vulnerabilities within government data handling infrastructure, raising concerns among platform operators regarding the security of sensitive national datasets.

Reported by darkreading.com.

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