Data Of 2 Million Customers Leaked, BRI Life Collaborates With Independent Team To Investigate Alleged Hacking

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JAKARTA - BRI Life has opened its voice regarding the alleged leak of customer data which has been widely discussed on a number of social media. To investigate this case, the company also cooperates with an independent team that specializes in cyber security.

BRI Life Corporate Secretary Ade Nasution said that BRI Life guarantees customer policy security. He said, his party was also doing the necessary things to improve the data protection of BRI Life policyholders.

"BRI Life continues to make maximum efforts to protect policyholder data through the implementation of information technology governance and data management in accordance with the provisions and standards and applicable laws and regulations," he said in a written statement received by VOI, Wednesday, July 28.

Regarding the alleged data theft, said Ade, BRI Life will also report and coordinate with the authorities for further processing. He emphasized that BRI Life has never provided personal data to irresponsible parties.

"BRI Life is committed to continuing to provide life insurance protection for as many people as possible in Indonesia by continuing to develop the application of good governance principles in accordance with applicable regulations," he said.

Ade reminded that if there is a request for personal data on behalf of or relating to policy ownership at BRI Life, policyholders are expected to contact our official service via Call Center at Number 1500087, WhatsApp Corporate 0811-935-0087 or email [email protected] .

For your information, news about the hacking of BRI Life customer data was first revealed by Hudson Rock, a cyber security company in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 27.

The company found evidence that several computers belonging to BRI and BRI Life employees had been hacked and paved the way for access to personal data belonging to around 2 million customers.

One of the founders and boss of Hudson Rock, on his personal Twitter showed several videos and photos containing leaked BRI Life customer data. Among the data there are photos of ID cards, bank accounts, NPWP numbers, family cards, photos of account books, account numbers, and reports on customer laboratory examination results.