National Authorities spokesman Inp. Gen. Argo Yuwono, right, and cyber criminal activity unit director Brig. Gen. Slamet Uliandi reveal proof versus a suspect in malware attacks on federal government websites during a press conference at the cops head office in South Jakarta on July 7,2020 (Antara Photo/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
BY: FAROUK ARNAZ
JULY 07, 2020
Jakarta. A Yogyakarta male has actually been apprehended for presumably assaulting more than 1,000 websites– a lot of them belong to the federal government– utilizing malicious software called ransomware for his individual gains, cops stated on Tuesday.
The 24- year-old suspect, determined by initials A.D.C., has actually attacked websites belonging to judicial organizations, local department workplaces, state agencies and universities, National Authorities spokesperson Insp. Gen. Argo Yuwono said in Jakarta.
Examination exposed that the suspect has hacked the Supreme Court site, Argo said without elaborating.
The suspect sent out phishing e-mails to spread ransomware, which obstructed users from accessing their websites. He then extorted cash from the victims, amounting to in between Rp 2 million and Rp 5 million ($346), Argo stated.
” Given That 1,309 sites have actually been hacked, he should have gathered billions of rupiah,” the officer stated.
The suspect has likewise targeted sites in Australia, Portugal, the UK and the US, Argo stated.
He added the suspect was arrested in the Yogyakarta town of Sleman five days back and the case is now being handled by the National Authorities cyber criminal offense unit.
Police charge him under the Electronic Information and Transaction Law (ITE) that carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in jail and a fine of approximately Rp 1 billion.
It’s not the first time cops detained a hacker who concealed in Sleman.
In October last year, a 21- year-old male was jailed for ransomware attacks to collect Bitcoins in ransom. The suspect had actually reportedly been acting alone considering that 2014 and gathered 300 Bitcoins, or equivalent to around $2.25 million.
The case was revealed over a tipoff that the suspect had actually hacked the computer system of a company based in San Antonio, Texas.
He had sent out emails including hyperlinks that directed unsuspecting receivers to his webmail server, which would then install ransomware on receivers’ computer systems and avoid them from accessing their data.
In the event involving the US business, the suspect threatened to delete its data if it stopped working to pay the ransom within 3 days, cops stated at that time.
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