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July 2, 2024Information hallHardware Security / Vulnerability Current processors from Intel, including Raptor Lake and Alder Lake, have been found to be vulnerable to a new side-channel attack that can be used to leak sensitive information from the processors. A code-named attack Director by security researchers Louis Lee, Hossein Yavarzadeh, and Dean Tallsen exploits vulnerabilities discovered in the Indirect Branch Predictor (IBP) and Branch Target Buffer (BTB) to bypass existing defenses and compromise the security of processors. “The indirect branch predictor (IBP) is a hardware component of modern processors that predicts the target addresses of indirect branches,” the researchers note.…
Supported by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2023-2024 Media Fellowship, Yvonne Lau travelled to Indonesia in November 2023 to report on the country’s role in the world’s green transition. The three stories, which focus on Indonesia’s ambitions in the electric vehicle, climate technology, and tourism spaces, were published by Canada’s National Observer this spring. The first story explores the rise of high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) nickel plants in Indonesia’s quest to become a major player in the global electric vehicle supply chain — and the human and environmental costs of this critical technology. The second piece looks at how…
Australia and Indonesia have completed a coordinated international maritime security operation to detect, deter and combat illegal activities at sea.Between May 8 and 17, Australian and Indonesian agencies undertook Operation GANNET within the Timor Sea Area of Operations, which includes waters around Ashmore Island.The operation comprised vessels, aircraft and personnel from the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA), Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Republic of Indonesia (PSDKP), Australian Border Force’s Maritime Border Command (MBC), and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).Of note, 36 illegal foreign fishers were detained during the operation and transferred at sea to the combined custody of…
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Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2024 Investigators from Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) warn that Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber-threat actors. Investigators from Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) have found that Indonesia is increasingly being targeted by cyber-threat actors who have staged attacks that pose significant long-term risks to the integrity of the country’s elections. These findings coincide with the critical and fast-approaching Indonesian presidential election set to take place in February this year (2024). This contest may have significant implications for the political destiny of the majority Muslim, Southeast Asian…
Finance & Banking , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Industry Specific Bank Syariah Indonesia Says Service Interruptions Were Maintenance Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • May 18, 2023 A Bank Syariah Indonesia Office Building in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia (Image: Shutterstock) The LockBit ransomware group on Tuesday published 1.5 terabytes of personal and financial information the group said it stole from Bank Syariah Indonesia after ransom negotiations broke down.See Also: NHS Ransomware Attack: Healthcare Industry Infrastructures Are Critical The group said the records include the personal and financial information of about 15 million customers and employees of the country’s largest Islamic bank. …
The cybersecurity threat landscape has witnessed a dramatic and alarming rise in average ransomware payouts exceeding 500%. Sophos, a global leader in cyber security, revealed in its annual State of Ransomware 2024 report that the average ransom payment rose 500% over the past year, with organizations that paid ransoms reporting an average payment of $2 million, up from $400 000 dollars last year. 2023. Separately, RISK & INSURANCE, the insurance industry’s leading media source, recently reported that average foreclosure claims soared to $20 million in 2023 from $1.4 million in 2022, and payouts skyrocketed to 6, $5 million in 2023…
resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked Elon Musk to expand his investment in Indonesia after the tech tycoon launched his Starlink satellite internet service for the nation’s health sector over the weekend.Jokowi met Musk on Monday on the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, where the billionaire spoke on the importance of water management as a speaker in the event. In the meeting, Jokowi suggested that Musk invest more in Indonesia through the billionaire’s aerospace firm SpaceX, carmaker Tesla and tunnel construction company The Boring Company. “Mr. Musk, Indonesia is currently undergoing a nationwide digital transformation. It will…
Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) – Indonesia will pioneer the establishment of an integrated center of excellence (CoE) on water and climate resilience to address the global water crisis.This initiative emerged from the ongoing 10th World Water Forum in Bali.”Centers of excellence already exist, but they operate independently,” said Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Thursday.She said that five working groups have been formed to prepare concrete steps and will be followed up in a coordinated manner with other centers of excellence.They include integrated water resources management, especially in developing countries…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia’s Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN), Hinsa Siburian, admitted that his office had difficulties in overcoming the cyberattack on the temporary national data center managed by the Ministry of Communications (Kominfo), which has been ongoing since June 20, 2024.”It was difficult in the beginning because all the data was encrypted, so we faced difficulties in forensics. But fortunately, some data could be analyzed and the process is still ongoing,” Hinsa said during a meeting with House Commission I and Kominfo in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday, June 27.In this case, the hackers demanded a ransom of…