Indonesian government says national data center was hit in ransomware attack – but it won’t pay up


The government of Indonesia has suffered a ransomware attack that crippled many of its organizations and caused quite a nuisance for its citizens – but says it won’t be held to ransom.

Government officials confirmed its National Data Center (PDN) was struck on June 20, with the attack apparently organized by an affiliate of LockBit, with the encryptor used was LockBit 3.0, with some saying the variant’s name is Brain Cipher.

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Source: MSN News


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