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Researchers with vpnMentor have uncovered a data breach involving the COVID-19 test and trace app created by the Indonesian government for those traveling into the country. The ‘test and trace app’ — named electronic Health Alert Card or eHAC — was created in 2021 by the Indonesian Ministry of Health. The vpnMentor team, led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, said it did not have the proper data privacy protocols and exposed the sensitive data of more than one million people through an open server. The app was built to hold the test results of those traveling into the country to make…
On Thursday, TeamViewer announced that on June 26, 2024, it discovered an “irregularity” in its internal corporate IT environment. “We immediately activated our response team and procedures, began an investigation with a team of world-renowned cybersecurity experts, and implemented the necessary remedial measures,” the company said in a statement. said in the statement. It also noted that its corporate IT environment is completely cut off from the product environment and that there is no evidence that any customer data was affected by the incident. He did not reveal any details about who may have been behind the intrusion or how…
Large technology companies or Big Tech often engage in datafication, which they claim on the surface as a responsibility for “social good.” Datafication is carried out for big data processing with the statement that those who possess big data have a privileged position in proposing social solutions, whether through contact tracing, artificial intelligence to manage scarce health resources, or population tracking driven by artificial intelligence (Magalhães and COULDRY 2021). However, the use of big data for “social good” needs to be reconsidered as it can be extracted for economic interests, making Big Tech’s role in exploiting user data not purely…
JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): Indonesian police will deploy more than 5,000 personnel to ensure security for the 10th World Water Forum (WWF), which will take place from May 18-25 in Bali – the country’s famous tourist island. Police Inspector General and Bali Police Chief Ida Bagus Kade Putra Narendra said on April 21 that Bali police are ready to coordinate with the National Armed Forces (TNI) and other stakeholders to secure the global forum. Security at the WWF will be similar to the G20. The venues will be divided into three rings of security, he said. The security operation will be…
Late last month, Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (KOMINFO) announced a sudden July 20 deadline for online actors to register with the ministry or face consequences. This includes social media companies, search engines, messaging services, mobile applications, and nearly any other online service or application. This week, as the deadline approaches, Indonesia is poised to bring about one of the most repressive internet governance regimes in the world. Should Indonesia proceed, it could inspire a cascade of further repressive laws and policies in the region. The registration order from KOMINFO is a step toward implementing Ministerial Regulation 5…
June 28, 2024Information hallIndustrial Security / Critical Infrastructure Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Emerson Rosemount gas chromatographs that could be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, and even execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerabilities affect the GC370XA, GC700XA, and GC1500XA and are present in versions 4.1.5 and earlier. According to operational technology (OT) security firm Claroty, the vulnerabilities turn on two command injection flaws and two separate authentication and authorization vulnerabilities that could be used by unauthenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of malicious activities, from authentication bypass to command…
Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. The HIV variant dominant in Indonesia was introduced from Thailand over multiple events. The Kobe University study traces where it came from and how it spread from there, offering insights of possible value to the development of treatments against the disease.HIV is the virus causing AIDS, but one of the things that make it so difficult to treat is…
New research from Amnesty International’s Security Lab identifies Indonesia as an emerging hub for surveillance tools and suppliers. The organization found evidence of sales and shipment of “highly invasive spyware and other surveillance technologies” sent to Indonesia from countries like Israel, Greece, Singapore, and Malaysia dating back to 2017 up until last year. These surveillance tools reportedly belong to companies like “Q Cyber Technologies (linked to NSO Group), the Intellexa consortium, Saito Tech (also known as Candiru), FinFisher and its wholly-owned subsidiary Raedarius M8 Sdn Bhd, and Wintego Systems.”Amnesty International also detailed various malicious domain names and network infrastructures connected to…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The bulk of Indonesian government data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, officials said, in an incident that has exposed the lack of preparations for such an attack in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.Last week’s cyberattack, the worst in the country in recent years, has disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports.The government has said more than 230 public agencies, including ministries, had been affected, but has refused to pay an $8 million ransom demanded to retrieve the encrypted data.Hinsa Siburian, an official who chairs Indonesia’s cyber security agency known…
Microsoft increases its investment in Indonesia’s digital economy, with plans to establish a new datacenter region and a commitment to skill over 24 million Indonesians by end of 2021 through its decades’ long skilling investment Jakarta, Indonesia, 25 February 2021 – Microsoft today announced its Berdayakan Ekonomi Digital Indonesia initiative, which marks a significant commitment to advancing growth and digital transformation for Indonesia, its vibrant developer and startup ecosystem, enterprises, and the public sector. As part of the plan, Microsoft will establish its first datacenter region in Indonesia to deliver trusted cloud services locally, with world-class data security, privacy, and the ability…