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Brain Cipher, the hacking operation behind a recent ransomware attack against the government's temporary national data center in Surabaya, East Java, published the decryption key on its dark web site along with the steps to use it, fulfilling its promise to release the data for free.
Several aspects related to the recent cyberattack on an NDC facility raises serious questions about the communications ministry in its capacity as a personal data controller, especially considering that it led the drafting of the Personal Data Protection Law.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Hadi Tjahjanto says the country has made "significant progress" on cybersecurity, even though less than one third of all regional administrations have tech response teams for cyberattacks.
Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi reiterated on Monday the ministry’s apology for the cyberattack on a temporary national data center (PDN) facility, following mounting public pressure for the minister to step down.
Pressure has grown for Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi to resign from his position following the ministry's perceived failure to prevent and mitigate the impacts of ransomware attacks that have been disrupting hundreds of services since June 20.
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.
Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi faced hours of intense questioning from House of Representatives members on Thursday who were seeking clarity on a recent cyberattack on temporary national data center (PDN) facilities and the recovery steps needed to fix the nationwide disruption it caused.
Pressure is mounting on the government to restore all public services affected by last week’s ransomware attack on a temporary national data center (PDN) and to improve the security of state digital infrastructure to prevent such cyberattacks in the future.
