Sources reported that Indonesia’s communications minister said that a cybercriminal had acquired access to the country’s central data center and sought an $8 million ransom.
The nation’s communications minister was cited as stating that a cyber attacker had gained access to Indonesia’s national data center and demanded an $8 million ransom. The communications ministry said on Monday that although automated machines were now operational, the attack last week interrupted key government services, most notably at airports. Without providing more information, Minister Budi Arie Setiadi stated that the attacker made use of Lockbit 3.0, a new version of dangerous malware.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that the Lockbit criminal group is well-known for utilizing to digitally extort its victims. The way that ransomware encrypts data is how it operates. Payments of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, usually done in cryptocurrency, can be offered to hackers in exchange for a key. Hackers may then threaten to remove or expose private information in an attempt to exert pressure on the individual or organization if the target refuses to comply.
Digital forensics are being used in the probe, according to Communications Ministry spokesman Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, although more information is still pending.
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