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Indonesia probes ‘Bjorka’ hack into govt data

Country launches emergency response team for leak of info on public figures, ministry, letters to president

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 13 Sep 2022 8:30AM

Indonesia probes ‘Bjorka’ hack into govt data
A hacker has tapped into the Indonesian government database and claimed to have access to ministry information as well as letters addressed to the Indonesian president. In regards to this, Its government ha set up an emergency response team. – Pixabay pic. September 13, 2022

JAKARTA – Indonesia has established an emergency response team to investigate the leak of data belonging to public figures as well as letters addressed to President Joko Widodo.

Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) Minister Johnny G. Plate said the team will comprise the National Cyber ​​and Encryption Agency, Kominfo, the police, and the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (BIN).

“They will examine the data circulated including by the hacker, ‘Bjorka’,” he said after a meeting with the president at Istana Merdeka, today.

However, an initial review found that the leaked data was of general status and not the latest specific data, said Johnny.

During the past week, Bjorka claimed to have obtained some data belonging to the ministry including letters belonging to Joko Widodo as well as letters from intelligence agencies.

Meanwhile, Johnny said Kominfo is still waiting for the Parliament’s debate schedule on the data protection bill for strengthening the country’s cyber security infrastructure. – Bernama, September 13, 2022

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