Bjorka is Back in Action

The recurrence of data hacking, suspected of being perpetrated by the Bjorka account, is to be deplored. The case is seen as a slap in the face of the government.

KOMPAS/NORBERTUS ARYA DWIANGGA MARTIAR

As many as 3.2 billion data from the PeduliLindungi application are offered by the "Bjorka" account on the breach forum..

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The hacker using the Bjorka account is suspected of freely hacking netizens’ data in a number of applications managed by public institutions. This indicates the unpreparedness of public institutions in fulfilling obligations as stipulated in the Personal Data Protection Law.

Over the last week, reports about personal-data leakage have again come to the fore. A total of 44.2 million netizens’ data, believed to be managed through the application MyPertamina, were marketed by the Bjorka account on the Breached Forum website at the price of Rp 392 million (US$25,000). Recently, it marketed 3.25 billion data claimed to have come from the application Peduli Lindungi worth $100,000.