Variant of Lockbit 3.0 said to be weapon of choice for attack
The Indonesian government has admitted its national datacenter was hit by ransomware criminals, disrupting some of the country's services.
The datacenter in question, operated by Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and termed the National Data Center or Pusat Data Nasional , was compromised on June 20, the government said during a press conference on Monday. The country's communications minister also With the PDN locked down, at least 210 institutions have been affected and some of Indonesia's services have been significantly disrupted, reports local paper. Most notably, digital services for immigration were shut down, impacting how quickly the country could process visas, passports, and residence permits. This led to long lines at airports, but Indonesia says this is now under control and automated passport scanners are back online.
Online registration for new students has also been unavailable in some regions, prompting local governments to extend the registration window. The ransomware that seized the PDN is apparently a variant of LockBit 3.0, with local reports quoting officials as saying it was a variant called Brain Cipher.identified this particular strain just over a week ago, calling it a double extortion ransomware that exfiltrates and then encrypts stolen data.
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