TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian influencer Abil Sudarman experienced a cyberattack after creating a video criticizing a job posting by the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) that violated the Personal Data Protection Law. Abil told Tempo that his startup’s website and social media were attacked two hours after he uploaded a video titled “penghargaan loker paling aneh 2026 … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A post claiming that the internet blackout in Iran was caused by the global elite was shared on Facebook [archive] on January 17, 2026. The narrative was attributed to former Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Dharma Pongrekun. The account owner quoted Dharma Pongrekun’s statement urging citizens to prepare for the loss of internet and electricity within … Read more
In yet another huge data breach, a massive number of account credentials such as logins and passwords to email and bank accounts have been exposed online. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has in a report disclosed that he found a huge internet database of over 184 million unique account credentials. Fowler discovered a file containing usernames, passwords, … Read more
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested 18-year-old Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad who, along with other juvenile accomplices, orchestrated multiple cyberattacks against several Indian government websites, especially amid Operation Sindoor, India’s military response following the Pahalgam terror attack. The Gujarat ATS said the accused, a 12th-grade dropout who gained expertise in various programming … Read more
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are now investigating a report on an alleged breach of the data of lotto winners. On Friday morning, DICT Undersecretary Jeffrey Ian Dy said the department learned about the report two days ago. “We are aware of that for two … Read more
Data-loss prevention startup Cyberhaven says hackers published a malicious update to its Chrome extension that was capable of stealing customer passwords and session tokens, according to an email sent to affected customers, who may have been victims of this suspected supply-chain attack. Cyberhaven confirmed the cyberattack to TechCrunch on Friday but declined to comment on … Read more