Account Hacker Denny Siregar Arrested

JAKARTA - The case of data leakage that befell social media activist, Deny Siregar, has entered a new phase. Because, the hackers have been caught.

Kasubdit I Dittipidsiber Bareskrim Polri Kombes Reinhard Hutagaol confirmed about the arrest. However, he was reluctant to elaborate further regarding the arrest and the case.

"It's true, (the perpetrator has been arrested, red)," said Reinhard to VOI, Friday, July 10.

In fact, he also did not want to reveal the identity of the perpetrator. But he ensured that everything related to this case would be officially announced. For that, he asked the public to be patient.

"Everything will be delivered at the announcement on Monday," he said.

This case started when Denny Siregar through his Twitter account threatened the cellular provider Telkomsel because it was deemed to have leaked his personal data. Where personal information includes name, address, NIK, KK, IMEI, OS, to the type of device disclosed by the @ Opposite6891 account.

Then, Telkomsel conducted an internal investigation in accordance with the direction from the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) regarding the alleged data leakage experienced by its customers.

In fact, after conducting an investigation, Telkomsel submitted an official report to law enforcement officials through the National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate for Cybercrime on July 8, 2020.