Indonesia’s tax agency probes alleged personal data breach

Indonesia’s tax agency is investigating an alleged data breach that exposes the taxpayer identification numbers of millions of Indonesians, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, his ministers and his two sons, an official said. A series of cyber-attacks have hit Indonesian Read More …

Asia’s SMS stealers: 1,000 bots and one study

Attackers have increasingly started using Telegram as a control server (C2). One example is the Lazy Koala group, which Positive Technologies researchers recently discovered and set out to study. While researching bots on Telegram, Positive Technologies team found that many Read More …

Cyber Crime Group Provides Ransomware Decryptor to Indonesian National Data Center

The cyber crime group that locked up an Indonesian national data center last month, impacting hundreds of government services, has opted to provide the ransomware decryptor for free. This was accompanied by an apology, but also a donation link exhorting Read More …

Airports, Student Aid Services Struck by Indonesian Cyber Attack

Indonesia’s parliament called the government to task over another cyber attack that led to airport and scholarship services being put out of service. The ransomware attack that affected hundreds of ministries and public institutions was “catastrophic,” said lawmaker Tubagus Hasanuddin Read More …

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) Read More …

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bolsters Indo-Pacific Maritime Cybersecurity through Partnership with Indonesia

WASHINGTON – From June 10-13, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partnered with the Government of Indonesia under U.S. Department of State International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency programs to enhance the Read More …

South Korea: KF-21 Fighter Jet Technology Leak Attempt Raises Concerns Over Diplomatic Tensions

An Indonesian technician working for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) was caught trying to leak internal documents related to the Korean supersonic fighter jet KF-21 ‘Boramae.’ While no core technology leaks have been confirmed yet, it is known that the individual Read More …

New malware variant has “radio silence” mode to evade detection

The Sharp Panda cyber-espionage hacking group is targeting high-profile government entities in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia with a new version of the ‘Soul’ malware framework. The particular malware was previously seen in espionage campaigns targeting critical Southeast Asian organizations, attributed Read More …

TgToxic Malware’s Automated Framework Targets Southeast Asia Android Users

Trend Micro researchers analyzed an ongoing campaign that has been targeting Android users in Southeast Asia since July 2022. Its goal is to steal victims’ assets from finance and banking applications (such as cryptocurrency wallets, credentials for official bank apps Read More …

Hack the Real Box: APT41’s New Subgroup Earth Longzhi

In early 2022, Trend Micro investigated an incident that compromised a company in Taiwan. The malware used in the incident was a simple but custom Cobalt Strike loader. After further investigation, however, we found incidents targeting multiple regions using a Read More …