Indonesia investigating alleged data breaches at state-owned firms

JAKARTA: Indonesia is investigating alleged private knowledge breaches at state-owned telecoms agency PT Telkom Indonesia’s web service IndiHome and state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), its communications ministry mentioned on Sunday.

Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, a senior communications ministry official, mentioned in a press release the ministry had summoned representatives from Telkom and PLN and had despatched suggestions on knowledge safety to each companies.

A Telkom spokesperson advised Reuters on Monday that there was no breach of IndiHome prospects’ knowledge.

PLN’s spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark though it was quoted by native media as saying on Saturday that it was investigating an alleged breach.

Indonesia has had a slew of alleged knowledge breaches in recent times, together with on its COVID-19 screening app https://www.reuters.com/expertise/indonesia-probes-suspected-data-breach-covid-19-app-2021-08-31 which led to President Joko Widodo’s vaccine data being shared broadly on social media in September.

An information safety invoice aiming to bolster the nation’s cyber safety infrastructure was submitted to parliament in 2020 however has but to be handed. – Reuters