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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.…

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s ambitious plan to integrate the government’s 27,000 apps into a single platform will bring convenience to its citizens, but experts warn that data security should not be an afterthought. The government should consider factoring in cyber-security safeguards for the platform from the get-go, they told The Straits Times, to minimise large-scale data leaks which have plagued Indonesia’s digital services. Having a single platform to streamline digital services has been a long time coming, Indonesian President Joko Widodo pointed out during its launch on May 27. With ministers and officials in attendance at the Presidential Palace, he stressed…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: Asia , Geo-Specific Government Plans Audit in Wake of Major Ransomware Attack, But Will That Be Enough? Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • July 2, 2024     Image: Shutterstock Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered an audit of government data centers this week. It came after a ransomware attack on the Temporary National Data Center, or PDNS, which is crucial to the government’s e-governance initiative. This system integrates all central and state digital services to enhance interoperability and speed up service delivery (see: Indonesia Data Center Hack Threatens Transformation Efforts).See Also: Identity Security Clinic …

His ministry confirmed that the attacks had disrupted services at 210 state institutions nationwide – though they declined to name the affected organisations.Ariandi Putra, spokesman for the National Cyber and Crypto Agency, or BSSN, said in a statement on Tuesday that the attack was first detected on June 17 when the agency received a notification about “attempts to shut down Windows Defender” – pre-installed security software that helps identify viruses, spyware, and other malware.Cyberattacks and massive data breaches are all too common in Indonesia, but critics argue that authorities routinely stay tight-lipped about such breaches in a bid to reassure…