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In a concerning development, Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Centre (PDNS) has been under siege by a ransomware attack for the past week, prompting the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) to launch an intensive response. BSSN Chief Hinsa Siburian revealed that the perpetrators are believed to have used a new variant of ransomware to target the government servers, which manage data for ministries, institutions, and regional governments nationwide. “We can confirm that the incident at the temporary data centre is a cyber attack in the form of ransomware known as Brain Cipher,” Hinsa stated following a press conference at the…
ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok is looking to invest in Indonesia-based GoTo Group’s online-retail unit Tokopedia. Both the companies are in talks for a potential deal, said a report by news agency Bloomberg. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report said that the discussions also involve the two companies jointly building a new e-commerce platform. Shares of GoTo rose as much as 8.3% in Jakarta. In September, Indonesia had announced sweeping regulations that forced TikTok to split payments from shopping in the country. The new rules bar social media companies in Indonesia from handling direct payments for online purchases. As affected…
July 8, 2024Information hallMalware/cyber threats Financial institutions in Latin America are threatened by a banking Trojan called Mekotio (aka Melcoz). That’s it findings from Trend Micro, which said it has recently seen a surge in cyberattacks spreading Windows malware. Holeswhich is known to be in active use since 2015, is known to target Latin American countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Peru, and Portugal to steal banking credentials. First documented by ESET in August 2020, this is part of a tetrad of banking Trojans focused on the region of Gildma, Javali and Grandoreirathe last of which was dismantled by…
utgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said he can understand why United States tech giant Apple has not built production facilities in the country.He said on Tuesday that Indonesia was home to only two of the 320 suppliers that Apple worked with worldwide, far fewer than the Philippines with 17, Malaysia with 19, Thailand with 24 and Vietnam with 72. “[Indonesia] must increase local tech industry capabilities, and [the country] must not only be a market,” he said in comments at the inauguration of the Indonesia Digital Test House in Depok, West Java. He added that it was a…
JAKARTA: Key members of the terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in Indonesia have dissolved the organisation but analysts caution that the threat posed by the group, which has claimed responsibility for a string of deadly attacks in the region, remains potent. In a video declaration made at the National Counter Terrorism Agency in Bogor, near Jakarta, on June 30, its senior leader, Abu Rusdan, said that JI’s senior council and the leaders of the group’s affiliated Islamic boarding schools “have agreed to declare the dissolution of the JI and return to Indonesia’s embrace”. Abu Rusdan, a militant cleric and former…
CEO Insights Asia Team | Friday 08 March, 2024 Google, in collaboration with Indonesia’s National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) alongside nonprofits and social enterprises, has introduced strategic efforts aimed at bolstering the resilience of Indonesia’s digital ecosystem. These initiatives encompass cybersecurity training programs and the deployment of AI-powered cybersecurity tools designed to safeguard government entities, businesses, and citizens against cybercrime and cyber attacks. Teaming up with the Center for Digital Society (CfDS) and the Artificial Intelligence Industry Research and Innovation Collaboration, Google aims to facilitate dialogues among industry experts, policymakers, and various stakeholders to advance the adoption of…
The increased regulatory and legal pressure on software organizations to protect their supply chains and ensure the integrity of their software should come as no surprise. In the last few years, the software supply chain has become an increasingly attractive target for attackers who see an opportunity to forcefully multiply their attacks on orders. For example, look no further than the Log4j breach in 2021, where Log4j (an open source logging framework supported by Apache and used in a wide variety of applications) was at the root of exploits that compromised thousands of systems. Log4j’s communication functionality was vulnerable and…
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Carrier Transicold, together with Indonesia distributor PT. Midthern Technologies, joined Cold Chain Expo recently. Carrier Transicold is part of the Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions.PT. Midthern Technologies is authorized as one of the Carrier Transicold distributors in Indonesia since 2023 and is part of one of the leading cold chain equipment manufacturers and service providers in Indonesia. More than tens of thousands visitors and exhibitors, including the Indonesian Cold Chain Association, the Indonesian Logistics Association, the Fisheries Association,…
Jakarta. Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi recently walked out of the room when Israeli Permanent Representative to the UN Gilad Erdan addressed the organization’s security body. The UN Security Council held an open debate on the Gaza war in New York on Tuesday local time. During Erdan’s turn, Retno –along with other Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) members– decided to walk out. “Minister Retno and the heads of other countries’ delegates walked out of the room when the Israeli permanent representative gave his statement,” Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Lalu Muhammad Iqbal said Thursday. However, Erdan was also not present when…
Google and Indonesia’s National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) along with nonprofits and social enterprises, have launched strategic initiatives for a more resilient digital ecosystem in Indonesia. Initiatives include providing cybersecurity training programs and AI-powered cybersecurity tools to protect government organisations, businesses and citizens from cybercrime and cyber attacks. In collaboration with the Center for Digital Society (CfDS) and the Artificial Intelligence Industry Research and Innovation Collaboration, Google will foster discussions among industry experts, policymakers and other stakeholders to promote secure and responsible AI application in Indonesia at the AI Policy and Skilling Lab. “Attackers need only one successful intrusion…