NBI nabs suspected Chinese spy with IMSI catcher outside Comelec office

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00:00Raising serious concerns over potential surveillance activities near a key democratic institution,

00:06the National Bureau of Investigation, or the NBI, arrested a Chinese national and confiscated spy devices

00:13from his vehicle parked just outside the Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, main office in Manila

00:19over alleged violations of the espionage law.

00:23PTV's Luisa Irispe has the story.

00:26I'm placing you under arrest for violations of the espionage law, the Data Privacy Act, in relation to our cyber threat law.

00:44A suspected Chinese spy was snapped by the National Bureau of Investigation in front of the Office of the Commission on Elections today.

00:51Inside his SUV was a device called an IMSI catcher, which collects texts, calls, and other digital information within a range of 500 meters to 3 kilometers.

01:05That's why the NBI immediately arrested a spy once the news reached the main office of the COMELEC.

01:11Meron siyang gadget na tinatawag natin, IMSI catcher.

01:14Kaya nitong higupin sa distansya na 500 meters to 3 kilometers, lahat ng aktibong mobile gadget na gumagana.

01:26And as we speak, nahihigup nito ngayon yung ating messaging, yung ating content.

01:32But aside from the alleged espionage, the NBI is also worried the device might have captured election data from the COMELEC,

01:41considering local absentee voting is ongoing and there are at least two weeks before the date of the election.

01:47Naalarma na kami dahil nandito na nga sa ganitong pasilidad.

01:51They're obtaining critical information, sensitive information, patungkol sa trabaho ng ating opisina na sasakupan nito ngayon.

02:00Ang location niya dito ngayon ay maraming government offices.

02:06Hindi natin sigurado kung ano na nakuha niyang information, but we are subjecting this to cyber forensic examination.

02:15But the Chinese national denied the allegations and said he is not even the owner of the vehicle

02:20and that he has been staying in the Philippines for about five days as a tourist.

02:26What is this device for, sir?

02:30How long have you been in the Philippines?

02:35We have been in the Philippines, okay, Lloyd?

02:37Five days.

02:38The Chinese national will face charges of violations of espionage law, Data Privacy Act, and cybercrime law.

02:46He will remain in the custody of the NBI.

02:48Meanwhile, according to COMELEC Chairman George Erwin Garcia,

02:51He believes they haven't monitored any kind of data breached within their network yet.

02:57Moreover, there is no election data stored inside the main office.

03:02From People's Television Network, Manila,

03:04Luisa Erispe, Balitang Pambansa.

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