Ministry Of Health: Police Cyber Team Did Not Find EHAC Data Leaks, People Don't Need To Worry

Illustration - A health worker shows an E-Certificate after being vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Sele Be Solu Regional General Hospital, Sorong City, West Papua (Photo: Olha Mulalinda/Antara)

JAKARTA - Head of the Indonesian Ministry of Health's Data and Information Center Anas Maruf stated that the results of the investigation by the Cyber Team at the National Police Headquarters did not find any leaks in the user data of the 'Health Alert Card' (eHAC) electronic application. said Anas Maruf through a written statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, September 9.

Anas said the investigation regarding the alleged eHAC data leak had officially been stopped by the Cyber Police Team after it was confirmed that there were no findings of retrieval of eHAC users' personal data. is in the eHAC system not leaking and in protection. "People don't need to worry, eHAC user data is still safe and is now integrated into the PeduliLindung application," he said.

Previously, information about the alleged eHAC data leak was reported by VPN Mentor. The report has been verified by the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) and received by the Ministry of Health on August 23, 2021. Furthermore, the Ministry of Health conducted a search and immediately took corrective action on the eHAC system. The Ministry of Health coordinated with the Ministry of Communications and Informatics, BSSN, and the Directorate of Action. Cybercrime Criminal Investigation Police to carry out the investigation process as part of mitigating cyber security risks. Anas appealed to the public to use the PeduliLindung application. The PeduliLindung platform is stored in the national data center and has been carried out by the BSSN, namely the IT Security Assessment.