Indodax Allegedly Hacked, CoFTRA Asks Customers To Stay Calm

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JAKARTA - The Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency (CoFTRA) of the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) has opened its voice regarding the alleged hacking or hacking of the crypto asset trading platform, Indodax.

Head of CoFTRA Kasan admitted that his party had received a report that one of the Candidates for Physical Traders of Crypto Assets (CPFAK), namely PT Indodax Nasional Indonesia (Indodax) had been hacked into the crypto asset transaction system.

"Coordinate with Indodax. We have also summoned Indodax to ask for clarification regarding the case," he said in an official statement, Thursday, September 12.

Kasan said based on information from Indodax, the company was carrying out the process of investigating a system suspected of being hacked.

"Currently, Indodax is in the process of investigating the system suspected of being hacked," explained Kasan.

Kasan also explained that Indodax is currently closing the system thoroughly to ensure all systems operate properly.

"For this reason, CoFTRA urges the public, especially Indodax customers, to remain calm and not panic," he added.

Meanwhile, Indodax CEO Oscar Darmawan confirmed that his party was suspected of having been hacked.

"Our transaction system is suspected of having been hacked. For that, we carry out a thorough investigation and maintenance of the existing system," he said.

Oscar said during the system investigation and maintenance process, the Indodax website and app platform could not be accessed.

"However, there is no need to worry, because we ensure that the customer balance will be safe, both crypto and rupiah," concluded Oscar.