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Government Refuses to Fulfill PDNS Attacker's Demands 2: Minister

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Communication and Information, Budi Arie Setiadi, emphasized that the government will not pay or comply with the US$ 8 million demands made by the perpetrators of the National Temporary Data Center (PDNS) 2.

“No, we will not (pay),” he said after attending the Economic Plenary Cabinet Session at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday.

The Minister of Finance said that currently PDNS 2 can be accessed and the ransomware virus attack on PDNS 2 is being evaluated.

“We are currently evaluating. “BSSN is conducting forensics,” said Setiadi.

He also clarified that the attack did not occur at PDN but at PDNS 2.

“The attack did not target PDN but PDNS 2 in Surabaya,” he said.

Regarding the security of public data due to the attack, the Minister of Finance ensured that the government would continue to protect public data.

Related news: Disruption to National Data Center caused by Brain Cipher ransomware

Previously, Setiadi stated that the entity that attacked the data center with the ransomware virus demanded a ransom of US$ 8 million.

Separately, the Head of the National Cyber ​​and Crypto Agency (BSSN) Lt. Gen. Hinsa Siburian stated that the disruption at PDNS 2 which had an impact on several public services since June 20 was the result of a cyber attack caused by ransomware called Brain. Password.

“This ransomware is the latest development of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware. This ransomware continues to grow. “Based on forensics carried out by BSSN, this is the latest sample,” he said.

The government, through cross-agency coordination between the Ministry of Communication and Information, BSSN, Cyber ​​Crime POLRI, and Telkom Sigma, is currently continuing to investigate the cyber attack, he said.

As of Monday, several services that have been restored include those from the Directorate General of Immigration, such as visa and residence permit services, immigration checkpoint services (TPI), passport services, Visa on Arrival (VoA) services, Visa on Boarding (VoB), and processing services. immigration document.

Apart from that, the services of the Goods and Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP), the Electronic Based Event Permit Service of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, as well as the public services of the Kediri City Government have also recovered.

Related news: Minister highlights restoration of immigration services

Translator: Rangga Pandu/Yashinta Difa, Resinta S
Editor: Yuni Arisandy Sinaga
Copyright © ANTARA 2024

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