PCG’s X account ‘compromised,’ restored

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has regained control of its account on X that was taken down yesterday, its profile and posts apparently wiped out since early morning.

In a statement, the PCG said its account on X, formerly Twitter, was “compromised” and that it coordinated with the site’s support team “to report the incident.”

The account was restored around 11:30 a.m.

Aside from the assistance of the X support team, the PCG said it has “also strengthened our security measures to protect our account against security breaches.”

It also said that it has not monitored “any malicious utilization of the account, specifically malicious tweets” as it clarified that the incident was not a case of hacking that employs “malicious intent” in taking over an online account.

The PCG also observed that the entity behind the “compromise” has “liked” posts related to the cryptocurrency trade. These “likes” have been deleted.