Kaesang-Gibran Data Allegedly Joining Leaks, President Jokowi Orders Kominfo-Kemenkeu To Handle Fast

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo ordered the handling of data leaks for taxpayers (NPWP).

"I have ordered the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and the Ministry of Finance to mitigate as soon as possible, including the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) to mitigate as soon as possible," he said on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Solo-Yogyakarta Toll Road at the Banyudono Boyolali Toll Gate, Central Java, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, September 19.

Jokowi said the incident did not only occur in Indonesia but also in several other countries.

"All data may be due to negligence of passwords that can occur or because of too much data storage in different places," he said.

The President said it could be a space for hackers to hack into.

Previously, the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) of the Ministry of Finance stated that he was investigating a case of alleged NPWP data leakage.

"Regarding information on data leaks circulating, the DGT technical team is currently conducting an in-depth investigation," said Director of Counseling, Services, and Public Relations of the Ministry of Finance Dwi Astuti.

The alleged leak of NPWP data emerged after the founder of the Indonesian Ethical Hacker Teguh Aprianto uploaded a screenshot of the Breach Forums site.

Through the @secgron X account, he said as many as 6 million NPWP data were traded on the site by an account named Bjorka on September 18, 2024.

Apart from NPWP, the data that was also dragged included population identification numbers (NIK), addresses, cellphone numbers, emails, and other data.

The selling price of all the data reached Rp150 million.

In the same tweet, Teguh said the leaked data also belonged to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his sons Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep.