A digital forensic investigation revealed there was no data breach in the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS), the online transactions platform of the Land Transportation Office (LTO).

The public secures driver’s licenses and registers motor vehicles with the LTO with the help of the LTMS.

The IT experts determined that the user login data found on the dark web was traced back to a phishing or malware attack that compromised private computers and, in some instances, computers of employees in local LTO offices, but not the LTMS itself.

The findings belied published reports about an alleged data breach. The LTO has yet to release a statement on the matter.

The LTMS, developed by German IT contractor Dermalog, was launched on 18 May 2020.

Dermalog maintained that its system boasts of an Automated Biometric Identification System, with face and fingerprint identification, which prevents false or double identities.

The company has been providing biometric security solutions for law enforcement, government agencies, health agencies, and businesses worldwide.