Manila, Sept. 8 -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Tuesday confirmed that a reported ransomware attack on the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) was a false positive, even as it continues to respond to cyber threats against other government agencies.

In a statement, the DICT Cybersecurity Bureau, through the National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT), said joint verification with PPA personnel found no ransomware activity or system compromise within the agency's infrastructure.

The clarification came as the DICT responded to unauthorized access on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) website and a web defacement incident involving the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

For the DMW i...