Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) may have experienced an data breach, according to a report by Infosecdad on Facebook.

The Breach

According to the report, CIAC suffered a significant breach that allowed unauthorized actors to access and exfiltrate a substantial amount of data. The database dump, estimated to be between 200GB to 300GB, contained sensitive information potentially compromising the privacy of individuals connected to the airport corporation.

The data dump is said to contain sensitive information including employee data and internal Human Resources system data. The full extent of the data breach remains unknown.

Server Details

The breach appears to have targeted CIAC’s server, specifically the Windows NT CIACAPPSVR 6.3 build 9600 (Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition). The choice of an outdated server operating system underscores the criticality of maintaining-up-to-date security measures to protec against evolving cyber threats.

Shared Data

In addition to the information provided in the Facebook post, a hacker group called “Diablox-Phantom #01” reportedly uploaded the database dump on an anonymous online file sharing platform and shared it on Facebook.

Unanswered Alerts

According to the comment of Infosecdad, the actors who took the database dump reached out to CIAC. CIAC did not response to these alerts, raising questions about their commitment to cybersecurity and incident response.

The data breach has already been reported to the National Privacy Commission, the governing body responsible for data privacy in the Philippines.

The data breach at CIAC is a reminder of the importance of cybersecurity. Bussinesses and organizations of all sizes need to take steps to protect their data from unauthorized access.

CIAC has not yet released a statement on the data breach.

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