The cyber attack encrypted a large amount of government data and the attackers demanded an $8 million ransom. Indonesia refused to pay, preferring to audit data centers. State Auditor Muhammad Yusuf Ateh said the audit would look at the “management and financial aspect”.
Hinsa Siburian of Indonesian cybersecurity agency BSSN said that 98% of the data stored in one of the data centers was not backed up. This lack of data management has been criticized as a major failure of governance. Minister of Communications Budi Ari Setiadi admitted that it was “budget constraints” that prevented departments from using backup services that will now become mandatory.
The incident sparked a public outcry, with digital advocacy group SAFEnet calling for the minister to resign.
Source: Ferra
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