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Cyber attack compromised Indonesia’s national data center, causing trouble with immigration checks at airports. Attacker demanded an $8 million ransom, Reuters reported.
The attack caused problems for government services, especially at airports, with long lines at immigration desks. The communications ministry said that automated passport machines are now working.
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Minister Budi Arie Setiadi stated that the attacker used a new version of Lockbit 3.0, but did not provide more details.
“We are now focusing to restore the services of the affected national data centre such as immigration,” Budi said. He did not say whether any ransom had been paid.
Ransom software works by encrypting victims’ data. Hackers can offer a key in return for payments, typically to be made in cryptocurrency, that can run into the hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.
Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, an official at communications ministry, said digital forensics into investigation are underway and further details have yet to be found.
Media reports last year stated that the account information of 15 million customers from Bank Syariah Indonesia (BRIS.JK), the biggest Islamic lender in the country, was published online. The bank did not confirm whether the data had been leaked.
Indonesia’s central bank was attacked by ransomware in 2022, but public services were not affected. In 2021, the health ministry’s COVID app had a flaw that exposed personal data and health status of 1.3 million people.
A cybersecurity expert, Teguh Aprianto, said the latest cyber-attack was “severe” and the first to cause days-long disruptions to Indonesia’s public services.
“It shows that the government infrastructure, manpower handling this and the vendors are all problematic,” he said.
Source: Reuters
