The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported that over 1.45 million hacking attempts were detected on its online precinct finder website between May 11 and May 14, 2025, according to an official statement.
Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said the agency recorded a total of 76.81 million visits to the online precinct finder since May 11. Of this total, 46.17 million were confirmed as valid searches, while 1.45 million were unsuccessful attempts at unauthorized access.
According to Laudiangco, the remaining incidents were classified as Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, which he said were likely intended to disrupt the website and the election results portal.
“It’s reassuring because the security measures put in place by the DICT and the Comelec cybersecurity division are working. Once again, we ask our fellow citizens not to engage with hackers. You’re already very skilled—there’s no need to prove anything. The website and precinct finder were set up to help our citizens. We hope the right information won’t be withheld from us,” poll chairman George Garcia said.
Garcia also reported that in April, the Comelec monitored thousands of unsuccessful cyberattacks on its website, along with 60,000 failed attempts to breach its online voting system.