Heaptalk, Jakarta — The Brain Cipher ransomware gang has claimed to have deleted data stolen from the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2.
“The Brain Cipher ransomware gang claims to have deleted all the files they stole from the Indonesian government’s data center,” stated Singapore-based cyber intelligence company StealthMole on Tuesday’s X social media platform (07/09).
The group warned that the offer is fake if anyone tries to sell data under their name. Communication with Brain Cipher can only be conducted through their client area or email. “We hope the Indonesian government moves on from this issue soon,” the gang said, as quoted from the @stealthmole_int account.
Previously, Brain Cipher had shared an encryption key or decryptor they claimed could unlock the encrypted PDNS 2 data. Shortly afterward, the related link experienced limited access, presumably due to high traffic.
The encryption key or decryptor shared by Brain Cipher earlier was claimed to unlock specimen data from the PDNS, as stated by Samuel Pangerapan, the former Director General of Applications and Informatics at the Ministry of Communications and Informatics. He announced that the Ministry successfully retrieved the specimen data after the ransomware attack on the PDNS 2 system or server, offering a glimmer of hope in the recovery process.
However, Semuel could not confirm whether the encryption key could unlock all the hostage files in PDNS 2. “We don’t know yet since the hackers locked many files. For more information, please ask the relevant team; there is a technical team, and there will be a time to explain everything in detail,” Semuel concluded.
