Hackers leak personal data of 279M Indonesians
Personal data of at least 279 million Indonesians were allegedly leaked and sold on a hacker platform this month, authorities said late Thursday.
The Ministry of Communication and Information said in a
statement that it is investigating the suspected data leak and its sale on the
hacker platform "Raid Forums."
Information related to the alleged leakage of population
data first surfaced on social media, claiming to be from the Health Care and
Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).
The ministry's spokesperson, Dedy Permadi, said it is a
major data leak and the investigation will take time. To complete the
investigation, the ministry will look into several stages of the suspected
leak, he said.
There will be an in-depth investigation into the matter to
find traces of the leak, he said, adding that the “findings of the
investigation will be submitted later.”
Iqbal Anas Ma'ruf, the spokesman for BPJS Kesehatan, said
the agency is also investigating to determine if the leaked data originated
from its system.
"We have formed a special team to immediately find the
source of the leak," Ma'ruf said in a statement.
The agency claimed to have a strict and layered data
security system in place to ensure personal data confidentiality.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the allegedly
leaked data did not originate from the Population and Civil Registration department.
There have been many incidents of personal data leaks in the
country.
In 2020, personal information data from users of two leading
e-commerce sites, Tokopedia and Bukalapak, was leaked.
In addition, at least 2.3 million voter records from the General
Election Commission (KPU) have also been leaked and sold in online forums.
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