Cyberattacker hits Indonesia's data centre, now demands RM37.7mil ransom

A cyberattack on Indonesia's national data centre compromised hundreds of government offices and caused long delays at the capital's main airport, with the hacker demanding an US$8 million (RM37.7 million) ransom. - Image from Reuters

JAKARTA (AFP): A cyberattack on Indonesia's national data centre compromised hundreds of government offices and caused long delays at the capital's main airport, with the hacker demanding an US$8 million (RM37.7 million) ransom, officials said Monday.

Long queues formed at immigration gates at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last week after systems went down in the attack, carried out using software developed by Russian ransomware outfit LockBit, an official from the communications ministry said.