Regarding The Issue Of Data Leaks From The Ministry Of Defense, Here's The Response Of Cyber Security Experts

The appearance of the alleged Ministry of Defense data leak (photo: @stealthmole_int)

JAKARTA - A user X @stealthmole_int reported that a hacker or hacker claimed to have hacked data from the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and posted a message on the dark web.

Not only that, the report also mentioned that the hacker offered to sell secret and website sensitive documents, as well as admin access. Based on screenshots shared, the hacker admitted that the server contained about 1.64 TB of data.

"As evidence, the hacker shares screenshots and confirms that the server contains about 1.64TB of data. Analysis of screenshots does not rule out the possibility that hackers access the website," the account wrote.

The account also said one possible scenario was using the Stealer malware. At least, there are about 1,484 credentials related to the Ministry of Defense exposed on the dark web due to the Stealer malware.

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— Fusion Intelligence Center @ StealthMole (@stealthmole_int) November 1, 2023

Hacker Emergencys Claiming to Sell Access to the Indonesian Maritime Affairs of DefenseA hacker claims to have successfully hacked the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and posted a message on the black market, offering to sell the website's secret and sensitive documents, as well as admin... pic.twitter.com/wrXqjD0fDC

Responding to this alleged data leak, Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi said that it was just an issue, and no leaks occurred.

"Not (the leak of the Ministry of Defense's data), that's just issues. What leak, what do you want to leak. What's scary is the leak of cheating," Budi said jokingly to the media on Thursday, November 2 at the Kominfo office, Jakarta.

In addition, the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense Brigadier General TNI Edwin Adrian Sumantha ensured that no sensitive data or confidential documents were leaked from the hack of the Ministry of Defense's official website.

He conveyed that the Ministry of Defense's official website only contains data that are ordinary and open to the public, such as the registration of Komcad (backup components), press releases, PPID, documents (softcopy) Wira Magazine, Jakuhamneg (State Defense General Policy).

The Ministry of Defense also said that it had disabled its website as an effort to check network security. Until this article was written, VOI found that the Ministry of Defense's website was still not open.

"Many times, we have seen that groups of cybercriminals work together, exchanging tools and codes to penetrate the organization/companies' systems or networks," commented Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager of Untu Southeast Asia in Kaspersky to VOI.

Kaspersky also shared some advanced tips that can be applied to avoid data breaches