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A cyber attack in Indonesia that’s been called the worst in years exposed a critical mistake in the country’s information technology policy. Almost none of the data in one of the two data centers hit by the ransomware attack is backed up, meaning it cannot be restored other than by decrypting the affected servers’ storage systems.The attack happened on June 20, when a “non-state actor” compromised Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) using a variant of the LockBit 3.0 malware called Brain Cipher. This software not only extracts sensitive data but also encrypts it on the servers. The attacker has…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – At the Green Economy Expo at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on July 3, 2024, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Indonesia, the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Bandung Polytechnic of Textile Technology (Politeknik STTT Bandung), and PT Daur Langkah Bersama, or Pable, signed an agreement to mark a partnership for a sustainable future in the textile industry.According to a press release received by Tempo, The partnership aims to support Indonesia’s textile sector in adopting a circular economy approach, a priority and ambition of Bappenas. In 2023, the textile industry employed 3.98 million people and, in…
Ransomware group Brain Cipher has announced that it will reveal its decrypt keys in the wake of a ransomware attack it conducted against Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS). German tech site Golem.de reported the news after the group posted the key, along with instructions on how to decrypt the data, on its website.“We hope that our attack made it clear to you how important it is to finance the industry and recruit qualified specialists,” the group said Monday. “Our attack did not carry a political context, only a pentest [penetration test] with post payment.”Brain Cipher even apologized to the…
he Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law enacted in 2022 was seen as a big step forward in protecting the digital rights of Indonesian citizens, amid the government’s efforts to boost the country’s digital economy and speed up digital transformation in the public sector.This legislation is also important for setting limits on how the government handles private data. There have been some bad examples in the past, like the breach of voter data ahead of the 2024 general election and the controversial use of the National Cybercrime Center system to monitor civil society groups without permission in 2021. However, the government’s…
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Indonesian boutique AVYA Law Firm has hired Dessy Tampi as a new partner to lead its Innovation & Technology Practice Group. Tampi brings over five years of legal experience, with expertise in public administration, bankruptcy, and intellectual property law. In her new role, Tampi will focus on the intersection of law and technology, covering areas such as data protection, artificial intelligence, blockchain, smart contracts, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). She will also structure complex startup investment models and advise on strategic corporate actions for tech companies. Tampi’s prior employers include Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights and law firm…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government is targeting to complete the formation of a personal data protection supervisory agency, in keeping with Law Number 27 on Personal Data Protection, in the third quarter of this year.Director of application control at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Teguh Arifiyadi, said that the draft presidential regulation on the formation of the agency has been completed.”It (the formation of the agency) is supposed to be completed in the third quarter in accordance with the target,” he said at the office of the ministry in Jakarta on Friday.According to him, there are three options…
Palo Alto Networks has introduced its new cloud location in Indonesia, providing local businesses with direct access to a comprehensive suite of top-tier cybersecurity solutions. This strategic investment supports the ambitious growth of Indonesian businesses while helping to meet their data location needs. By delivering a complete set of security services through a range of next-generation cybersecurity solutions, such as Palo Alto’s Prisma Cloud, Cortex XDR, XSOAR, Xpanse and XSIAM, organizations in Indonesia can now improve their threat prevention capabilities. Cortex empowers security teams to react swiftly, enabling even faster response times and facilitating prompt and decisive actions against emerging…
Over 100 hours after immigration services in international airports across the country were totally paralysed, the Indonesian government admitted that its newly-established National Data Centre (PDN) had fallen victim to cyberattack. A malicious Lockbit 3.0 ransomware has encrypted vital data stored in the centre and the hacking group behind it demanded an 8 million USD payment as ransom. Unfortunately, most data had not been properly backed up and until this article was written, the Indonesian government had failed to fully recover data in at least 282 compromised institutions. This incident was barely the first and likely won’t be the last.…
The attack, which took place last month, targeted Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS). It locked and encrypted crucial data systems and caused significant disruption to services like airport immigration checks. “Citizens of Indonesia, we apologise for the fact that it affected everyone,” hackers wrote in a statement released on their website on Tuesday. The statement was shared by Singapore-based dark web intelligence outfit Stealth Mole. The group, which initially demanding 131 billion Rupiah ($8 million) ransom, claimed they were acting as a penetration tester to expose weaknesses in Indonesia’s cybersecurity. They also promised to provide decryption keys for free…