Indonesia’s ethical hackers take on perceptions and the government
Bug hunters and white hats want to be a force for good, tackling cyberthreats from scammers and the authorities.
Teguh Aprianto thought he was doing the Indonesian National Police a favor when he sent them a message on Twitter in June last year: “Hello @DivHumasPolri, time to clean up. Someone claims to have succeeded in breaking into the data of all members of the National Police. This person can now easily access, search and change the data.”
Aprianto, a white hat hacker and private cybersecurity consultant, noticed a user on RaidForums — a marketplace and forum for hackers — who claimed to have broken into the database.
But rather than a thank you, Aprianto got anonymous calls to his WhatsApp number and a visit from the police. He refused to accompany them back to the station, on the promise that he would go voluntarily with his lawyers the next day, he told Rest of World. By the time he arrived, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) had issued a public statement that his well-meaning warning was a hoax. His Twitter account was suspended.
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Bug hunters and white hats want to be a force for good, tackling cyberthreats from scammers and the authorities.
Teguh Aprianto thought he was doing the Indonesian National Police a favor when he sent them a message on Twitter in June last year: “Hello @DivHumasPolri, time to clean up. Someone claims to have succeeded in breaking into the data of all members of the National Police. This person can now easily access, search and change the data.”
Aprianto, a white hat hacker and private cybersecurity consultant, noticed a user on RaidForums — a marketplace and forum for hackers — who claimed to have broken into the database.
But rather than a thank you, Aprianto got anonymous calls to his WhatsApp number and a visit from the police. He refused to accompany them back to the station, on the promise that he would go voluntarily with his lawyers the next day, he told Rest of World. By the time he arrived, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo) had issued a public statement that his well-meaning warning was a hoax. His Twitter account was suspended.
https://restofworld.org/2021/indonesias-white-hats-unite/
#Indonesia #white #hat #hacker
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Indonesia’s ethical hackers take on perceptions and the government
Bug hunters and white hats want to be a force for good, tackling cyberthreats from scammers and the authorities.