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Commission on Elections website partially restored

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/commission-on-elections-website-partially-restored/comelec-7/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Comelec-1-601x264.jpg" title="Comelec"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image from Commission on Elections website</span></div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><p><strong>• The h</strong><strong>acked website of the Commission on Elections has been partially restored<br/>• The poll body’s spokesman, James Jimenez, said the site has been up since May 3<br/>• Jimenez said they are in the process of improving the online site to make it more secure</strong></p><br/><p>The Commission on Elections (Comelec) website that was defaced by a member of a hacking group, Anonymous Philippines, was partially restored; an official of the poll body has announced.</p><br/><p>James Jimenez, the Comelec’s spokesman, said the website has been up since Tuesday, May 3.</p><br/><p>Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista also announced the news on <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/03/16/comelec-website-back-online-after-hacking-incident">ABS-CBN</a> News Channel’s “Beyond Politics.”</p><br/><p>“I’m pleased to announce, in fact this is not yet known, that the Comelec website is resuming operations today. I am doing the announcement on your show,” he said.</p><br/><p>The website, however, offers limited functionality as some of its features are undergoing maintenance.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>Jimenez said the public can now view the list of registered voters by precinct, wherein they can find their precincts by choosing their province, city/municipality, and barangay.</p><br/><p>The list of voters with deactivated status as well as those without or incomplete biometrics data can also be viewed now.</p><br/><p>The Precinct Finder is still down, but voters who wish to look for their precincts and other voter information may call the Comelec hotline at <strong>525-9296, or text 0918-5668301.</strong> The poll body may also be reached through its official <a href="https://twitter.com/COMELEC?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comelec/224138684298923">Facebook</a> accounts.</p><br/><p>Jimenez said they are in the process of improving and simplifying the system to make the site more secure.</p><br/><p>“If we simplify the system, we are decreasing the number of attack surfaces, which makes it easier to protect and, therefore, more difficult to penetrate,” he said.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/commission-on-elections-website-partially-restored/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image from Commission on Elections website • The h acked website of the Commission on Elections has been partially restored • The poll body...