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Contributed by Bimbo Garcia
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Court grant Filipino Hacker Filipino hacker JJ Maria Giner, a graduate of B.S. in Marine Fisheries pleaded
guilty on Wednesday to hacking the government portal “gov.ph” and other
government websites, making this the first Philippine hacking case to
have ended in a conviction, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said.
According
to Criminal Case No. 419672-CR filed at Branch 14 of the Metropolitan
Trial Court of Manila under Judge Rosalyn Mislos-Loja, a copy which was
shown to INQ7.net, Giner was sentenced to one to two years of
imprisonment and will pay a fine of 100,000 pesos.
However,
Giner immediately applied for probation, which was eventually granted
by the court during Wednesday’s arraignment, the DoJ said.
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