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JAKARTA: A hacker has demanded an $8 million ransom after carrying out a cyberattack on Indonesia’s national data centre that compromised hundreds of government offices and caused long delays at the capital’s main airport, said officials on Monday. Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last week witnessed long queues at immigration gates after systems went down in the attack. An official from the communications ministry said the cybercrime was conducted using software developed by Russian ransomware outfit LockBit. The attack affected 210 institutions at the national and domestic levels, senior official Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan told media, adding a dark web hacker…
13 human rights organisations, including ARTICLE 19, raised concerns about the PeduliLindungi contact tracing app in an open letter to H.E. Johnny G. Plate, Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information Technology. The app was launched by the Indonesian government in April to track exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Use of the app could potentially lead to violations of the right to privacy. Current publicly available information about the app is limited. At the time of writing, there was no privacy policy for the app on the App Store or Google Play. The signatories to the letter called on the…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a serious security flaw in the Vanna.AI library that could be exploited to achieve a remote code execution vulnerability using brute force injection techniques. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5565 (CVSS score: 8.1), relates to an exploit in the “ask” function that can be used to force a library to execute arbitrary commands, according to supply chain security firm JFrog said. Vanna is based on Python machine learning library which allows users to communicate with their SQL database to obtain information by “just asking questions” (aka prompts) that are translated into an equivalent SQL query using a…
China-based BRD Group has secured a major cleanroom contract from TXC Corporation. TXC is one of the world’s top manufacturers of frequency devices. Donna Zhao, BRD’s Sales Manager, finalised the deal for TXC’s new hi-tech facility in Indonesia. The sizable order includes over 6,000 square meters of BRD’s industry-certified cleanroom panels, 65 sets of cleanroom door systems, as well as cleanroom equipment and aluminium profile assemblies. This project win demonstrates BRD’s expertise in providing premium cleanroom environments for sectors like semiconductors, electronics, pharmaceuticals and more. “We are honoured that our state-of-the-art cleanroom solutions were…
Wang blamed the United States for holding up ceasefire resolutions at the UNPalestinians line up to receive free meals at Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Photo: PTI)AP Jakarta The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the humanitarian costs of the ongoing war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the…
The U.S. and Indonesia held their first port-focused cybersecurity tabletop exercise last week in an effort to better prepare for attacks on maritime critical infrastructure. Convened in Surabaya, Indonesia, from June 10-13, the exercise featured simulations of major cyber incidents and ransomware attacks against port operations, ship-to-shore cranes and other aspects of maritime activity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. Private sector companies in Indonesia contributed, DHS said, and the participants discussed ways to mitigate the effects of attacks and further beef up maritime cyber resilience. DHS, which led the exercise alongside the U.S. State Department and…
Effect of a Bilateral Agreement Implementation of the IA-CEPA in Indonesia In response to the IA-CEPA, the Indonesian Government has issued three implementing regulations related to the implementation of the IA-CEPA in Indonesia. These regulations address import-export activities between Indonesia and Australia. No specific regulations in respect of data localization and personal data have been proposed in response to the IA-CEPA. As a sovereign country, the Indonesian Government is free to draft the concept for regulations in its territory; however, on the other hand, there are other considerations when drafting regulations, such as fulfilling and complying with commitments under bilateral…
June 27, 2024Hacker newsArtificial Intelligence / Security SaaS While some SaaS threats are obvious and visible, others are hidden in plain sight, both of which pose a significant risk to your organization. Wing research shows that a staggering 99.7% of organizations use applications with built-in AI capabilities. These AI-driven tools are indispensable as they provide a seamless experience from collaboration and communication to work management and decision making. However, beneath these conveniences lies a largely unrealized risk: The AI capabilities in these SaaS tools can compromise sensitive business data and intellectual property (IP). Wing’s latest findings reveal some startling statistics:…
NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press 2 weeks ago FILE – Officers check the passports of passengers leaving for Singapore at the immigration checkpoint of the Bandar Bentan Telani ferry terminal on Bintan Island, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Indonesian authorities said Monday that the country’s national data center was compromised by a cyber attack, disrupting public services including the immigration check points and asked for an $8 million ransom. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.…
21:51 (IST), May 17Last rites of former army officer Kale killed in Gaza conducted in PuneThe last rites of Colonel (retd) Waibhav Anil Kale, a former Indian army officer who was killed in Rafah region of Gaza earlier this week while working with the United Nations (UN), were performed here on Friday with full state honours. The mortal remains of the 46-year-old former infantry officer were flown here earlier in the day, and kept at his residence in Kalyaninagar for some time before they were taken to the crematorium in Pune Cantonment. Besides family members, his colleagues in the army,…