Two Padang Teens Break Into The Secretariat Site, This Is The Figure

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police arrested two teenagers who managed to break into the website of the Cabinet Secretariat (Setkab) of the Republic of Indonesia. In fact, one of them has broken into hundreds of sites at home and abroad.

"We convey that we have arrested two perpetrators of hacking the website of the Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia carried out under the jurisdiction of the North Sumatra Police," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Public Relations Division, Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters on Monday, August 9.

The two teenagers had the initials BS alias YZZ (18) and ML alias FL (17). They are teenagers from Padang, West Sumatra.

The arrests of the two began when the Criminal Investigation Police received a report registered with the number LP/A/XII/2021. SPKT. Bareskrim dated August 2, 2021. Both were arrested at different locations and times.

"The suspect BS alias ZYY, aged 18, was arrested on August 5, 2021, at 08.00 WIB at his home which is located at Nanggalo, Padang City, West Sumatra," said Ramadhan.

"(Suspect ML) was arrested the next day on August 6, 2021, at Pasar Baru Nagari Semairubai, Darumaseraya Regency, West Sumatra," he continued.

Based on the results of the examination, the two teenagers hacked the setkab.go.id website in collaboration with each other on July 30. They changed the look and stopped the operation of the site.

"ML hacked the RI Secretariat page and then asked BS to do defashing on the sekab.go.id website by changing the appearance of the website improperly. So the website could not be used, and it read PWNEDBYZYYFeddLutfiFact," said Ramadhan. if the motive behind their actions is profit. They sell hacked site data.

"Seeking profit by selling backdoor scripts from the web that are targeted to people in need," said Ramadhan.

In fact, for the suspect BS, it is not the first time he has hacked. Because, about 650 role sites were hacked by him.

Thus, as a result of their actions, the two suspects were suspected of under Article 46 Paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 Juncto Article 30 paragraph 1, paragraph 2, paragraph 3. Then, Article 848 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 32 paragraph 1, Article 90 in conjunction with Article 33 of Law number 19 years 2016 concerning amendments to Law number 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions.

"Currently, BS is secured at the Bareksrim Polri. Meanwhile, ML is secured and deposited in the children's prison in Cipayung, East Jakarta," said Ramadhan.