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Hacker Demands $8 Million Ransom After Cyber Attack On Indonesia’s Data Centre

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Indonesia has a weak cyber security record, with poor online literacy. (Representational) Jakarta: A cyberattack on Indonesia’s national data centre compromised hundreds of government offices and caused long delays at the capital’s main airport, with the hacker demanding an $8 million ransom, officials said Monday. Long queues formed at immigration gates at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International…

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Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 21

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A landslide and floods swept away dozens of houses and destroyed a hotel near Lake Toba on Sumatra in December, killing at least two people. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official…

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6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

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A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 9:43 p.m. local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to the USGS. Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) reported no immediate tsunami but…

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