Impact & Downstream Threats
This breach carries high risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Identity verification bypass using name + date of birth combination
- SIM swap attacks where phone numbers are present
- Targeted phishing campaigns using exposed email addresses
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
- Employment-based social engineering using job and employer data
Breach Intelligence
Executive Summary
In March 2016, the Philippines Commission of Elections website (COMELEC) was attacked and defaced, allegedly by Anonymous Philippines. Shortly after, data on 55 million Filipino voters was leaked publicly and included sensitive information such as genders, marital statuses, height and weight and biometric fingerprint data. The breach only included 228k email addresses.
About COMELEC
Philippine government body that administers elections and voter registration. (COMELEC)
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 229K records identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Recommended Actions
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Frequently Asked Questions
In March 2016, COMELEC experienced a data breach that exposed approximately 229K records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes fields such as biometric data, date of birth, email address, family member names, full name.
Approximately 229K records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
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- A high-profile executive
- A customer of COMELEC
- Or concerned about credential reuse
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