The presidency's representatives would not confirm if the numbers are genuine

Jun 15, 2013 08:12 GMT  ·  By
Anonymous hacker claims to have obtained Philippine President's phone numbers
   Anonymous hacker claims to have obtained Philippine President's phone numbers

An Anonymous Philippines hacker who uses the online moniker “#pR.is0n3r” has leaked three phone numbers, which he claims belong to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, on his Facebook account.

The hacker said he was leaking the phone numbers so that the people of Philippines could communicate directly with the President.

Presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang has told AFP that this is an act of “cyber vandalism,” but would not confirm if the phone numbers really belong to Aquino.

AFP tried to call the phone numbers leaked by the hacker, but a few hours after they were published, they were no longer working.

A Google search for “#pR.is0n3r” reveals that the hacker has also breached the official website of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (pateros.gov.ph).

It appears that the site’s news section was defaced back in April, but at the time of writing it still displayed the defacement page added by the hacker.