Personal data of 270 million Indonesians was allegedly leaked and sold on a hacker platform this month, Indonesia authorities said on May 20, 2021.
A user that goes with the handle Kotz posted on hacker forum “Raid Forums” samples of data belonging to Indonesian citizens. The leaked records include names, citizenship identity numbers, residential addresses, and phone numbers of one million Indonesian citizens. A spokesman for the Communication and Information Ministry said that it was probing 100,002 samples, far fewer than claimed. The spokesman, Mr. Dedy Permadi, also said the data, such as card numbers, family information and payment status, was allegedly “identical” to those held by the Healthcare and Social Security Agency, BPJS Kesehatan, which runs Indonesia’s universal healthcare program.
The Healthcare and Social Security Agency, BPJS Kesehatan, is investigating the possible source of the leak.
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