Indonesia Faces Major Disruptions After $8 Million Ransomware Attack

Hackers compromise national data center, affecting over 200 government services; authorities refuse to pay ransom.

The cyberattack crippled immigration services, causing long delays at Jakarta's main airport.
Hackers used the LockBit 3.0 variant, known as Brain Cipher, to encrypt government data.
Indonesia's National Cyber and Crypto Agency detected the attack on June 17.
Authorities are working to restore affected services and migrate data to cloud storage.
Critics highlight the government's failure to protect citizens' personal data.