Indonesian Government Meeting Held to Discuss Potential Data Leak from Hacked Center

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto held a meeting with Communications and Information Minister Budi Ari Setiadi and State Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) Head Hinsa Siburian to discuss the data breach caused by the hacking of the National Data Center (PDN) 2.

Based on information received by ANTARA from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the meeting was held at 10.00 WIB at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs office in Central Jakarta, Monday.

The meeting was held behind closed doors. However, before the meeting began, several officials were seen present at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs office, including Budi Ari Setiadi, Hinsa Siburian and PT Telkom President Director Ririek Adriansyah.

Budi Ari was bombarded with questions by journalists when he arrived at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs office, but he refused to answer the questions and chose to enter the meeting room.

The coordination meeting led by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs is still ongoing.

Previously, on Monday (24/6), the government through BSSN and the Ministry of Communication and Information identified 211 agencies affected by the cyber attack on the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2.

Then on Tuesday (25/6), it was identified that there were 282 agencies affected by the PDNS 2 incident.

However, on Wednesday (26/6), it was recorded that there were already 44 agencies ready to carry out data recovery, while the rest were still in the process. Of all that, five agencies have resumed serving the public after migrating data.

Minister of Communication and Information Budi Ari Setiadi and BSSN Head Hinsa Siburian have explained to Commission I of the DPR RI about the cyber attack on PDNS 2.

Budi Arie said there was no indication of a data leak due to the cyber attack on PDNS 2 in Surabaya.

"The results of the meeting with Commission I, there is no indication and there is no evidence of a data leak," Budi Arie said briefly in an interview after a working meeting with Commission I of the DPR RI at the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (27/6) night.

Budi Arie said efforts to restore PDNS 2 are still ongoing. The Ministry of Communication and Information is targeting full recovery of PDNS 2 by mid-August 2024.