Indonesia's data center hacked, $8M demanded

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JAKARTA — 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.

JAKARTA — 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.The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional levels since last Thursday, said Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the director general of informatics applications with the Communications and Informatics Ministry.

Officers check the passports of passengers leaving for Singapore at the immigration checkpoint of the Bandar Bentan Telani ferry terminal on Bintan Island, northwestern Indonesia, on May 15, 2024. AP FILE PHOTOThe attackers have held data hostage and offered a key for access in return for the ransom, said Herlan Wijanarko, PT Telkom Indonesia's director of network and information technology solutions, without giving further details.

 

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