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Public urge immediate data collection after ransomware attack
With 98 percent of all affected data having been rendered inaccessible without any backups, analysts said that the government would have no choice but to recollect it from scratch, a move that could cost a fortune and require extensive labor.
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Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi (left) looks at National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) head Hinsa Siburian (right), who gives a thumb up toward reporters, ahead of a meeting about the recent ransomware attack on the temporary National Data Center facilities with House of Representatives Commission 1 overseeing communications and information at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on June 27, 2024. (Antara/Dhemas Reviyanto)
The government has been urged to immediately disclose the types of data affected by last week’s ransomware attack at a temporary National Data Center (PDN) facility and to take swift action to recover the lost data.
With 98 percent of all affected data having been rendered inaccessible without any backups, analysts said that the government would have no choice but to recollect it from scratch, a move that will cost a fortune and require extensive efforts.
Since June 20, at least 282 databases of agencies in central government and regional administrations have been impacted by a cyberattack using Brain Cipher, a new variant of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware, which blocks user access and disrupts various public services, including immigration services.
The attackers have demanded an US$8 million ransom, which the government refuses to pay.
During a meeting with House of Representatives Commission I overseeing communications and information on Thursday, Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi said the ministry had only backed up 2 percent of all compromised data.
The statement was met by analysts, such as Nenden Sekar Arum of the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet), with condemnation and louder calls for an immediate recovery of the lost data.
