Alternative Media Groups File Raps vs Cyber-Attackers

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Alternative media outfits Bulatlat, Kodao Productions
The case is the first civil complaint against cyber-attackers in the country per Altermidya National Coordinator Rhea Padilla.
The websites have been subjected to sustained Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (

Screengrab from Pinoy Weekly’s Facebook page.
Bulatlat reported Padilla as saying that “Through the solid and thorough digital forensic investigation of Sweden-based Qurium Media Foundation over time, it was discovered that the cyber-attacks were coming from companies IP Converge and Suniway.”
In a report,
It added: “The router responsible of hiding the networks is part of the infrastructure of Suniway Group of Companies Inc (AS137184), a company with registration both in Hong Kong and the Philippines with the public mission of ‘provide network support to Chinese and Filipino companies in the Philippines.’”
Qurium said their investigation “reveals that the attacker is based in the Philippines, is most probably a Mandarin native speaker, and uses the Telegram nick ‘P4p3r.’”
The media groups were assisted by the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) in filing
In a statement, Pinoy Weekly said “This complaint, grounded on very solid forensic study by our partner Qurium from Sweden, should serve as a warning to these nefarious forces (including the Duterte regime’s troll army and cyber attackers) to desist in their actions that curtail our fundamental freedoms because we will fight back.” Earlier this month, international watchdog Reporters Without Boarders mirrored the websites of Bulatlat and Kodao Productions.