Indonesia’s Ransomware Nightmare: Government Data Held Hostage Without a Backup Plan

“Indonesian officials are playing cyber-poker with hackers, betting the national data’s safety—sans backups. It’s a high-stakes game of ‘Decrypt or Ransom,’ and they’re not folding to the $8 million bluff.” Focus keyphrase: ransomware attack against Indonesian government.

Hot Take:

Well, it looks like Indonesia just scored an epic facepalm in the cybersecurity olympics. With 98% of government data going commando without a backup, it's the digital equivalent of forgetting to wear pants to an international summit. And the ransomware baddies? They’re demanding a cool $8 million, which is probably more than the budget for the backups nobody thought to make. Let's decrypt this catastrophe with a chuckle, shall we?

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