IDNEWSNOW.COM, Jakarta – The Health Ministry stated there was no information leak in the Indonesia Health Alert Card (eHAC) system. According to the Ministry’s head of Data and Details Center, Anas Mas’ ruf, public information saved in the eHAC system is safe.
” Community data kept in eHAC did not leak into partner platforms,” Anas said in an online press conference, Wednesday, September 1.
On The Other Hand, National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) spokesman Anton Setiyawan stated that what took place was not a data leak. Reports about system vulnerabilities by VPN Mentor belonged to the trade information sharing procedure, in which parties with interests in cybersecurity commonly exchange information.
” Luckily we received exceptional information from buddies at VPN Mentor. We were then able to validate it, and our pals at the Health Ministry had the ability to follow-up on the vulnerability details,” said Anton.
He stated that these kinds of information belong to risk mitigation and preventive steps. Anton likewise guaranteed that existing information is still saved appropriately.
Nonetheless, the Health Ministry is examining the matter completely, coordinating directly with the BSSN and the Police’s Cyber Crimes Directorate. Anas stated this was part of cybersecurity mitigation. Later, the team will perform data tracing to ensure there are no other vulnerabilities that can be utilized to make use of the system.
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