MANILA, Philippines — An unprotected database containing more than a million identity documents and private records of Philippine National Police personnel and applicants was exposed online for at least six weeks before access to the data was restricted in March, according to a report by a cybersecurity tracker. The PNP, however, has yet to confirm whether a data breach did occur, while its Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) has launched an investigation. In a report published on the vpnMentor website on Tuesday, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler reported the exposure of a nonpassword-protected database containing over 1.

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