Effective mechanisms to combat such attacks shall further be improved to prevent a repeat of this kind of situation.
Parties to cyberattack cases reach agreement
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Alternative media submit evidence vs. IT companies over cyber-attacks
“We firmly believe that legitimately exercising a right and seeking appropriate redress at the proper forum when that right is violated can never be penalized or begrudged.”
Court summons served to 2 tech companies over cyber-attacks vs alternative news
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyer spokesperson Josalee Deinla told Bulatlat that the two tech companies namely IP Converge and Suniway Group of Companies are expected to submit their respective answers to the filed complaint in 15 days.
Counterattack
By DEE AYROSO
A second look at the charges filed vs. IT companies over news sites cyberattacks
In this report, we take a second look on the charges filed against IT companies IP Converge and Suniway Group of Companies. The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers provided legal assistance to the alternative media outfits.
STATEMENT: Alternative media outfits under attack fight back
Marking the anniversary of the first ever internet connection in the Philippines, alternative media outifts are fighting back as they filed a civil complaint for damages against two companies found by experts to be the source of the relentless cyber-attacks against their websites. “This is definitely a first and it will serve as a testament…
Int’l media watchdog ‘mirrors’ Philippine alternative news amid cyber-attacks
International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has included in their website mirroring campaign two Philippine alternative news websites, Bulatlat and Kodao Productions, following the intense cyber-attacks since December.
What World Day against Cyber Censorship means to Filipino journalists
By targeting the Philippine alternative press, however, those behind the attack inadvertently highlighted its role in shaping public opinion.
Pooled editorial | Overcome cyber martial law
We enjoin everyone from all walks of life to unite against, to expose, and to work together in stopping the attacks against all media.
On World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, state-sponsored attack vs. Philippine alternative media assailed
“We have reason to believe that the Duterte administration has orchestrated this cyber attack on websites of critical and independent media as part of its efforts to silence criticism and dissent against it,” said Ronalyn Olea, managing editor of Bulatlat.
‘Time to fight back for alternative news under attack’
Since December, Bulatlat and several alternative media outfits have been experiencing a series of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, where the server of a website is maliciously being overloaded to shut it down.