Indonesia's Tax Agency Probes Alleged Personal Data Breach

CYBER CRIME - JAKARTA. Indonesia's tax agency is investigating an alleged data breach that exposed the taxpayer identification numbers of millions of Indonesians, including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, his ministers and his two sons, an official said.

A series of cyber-attacks have hit Indonesian companies and government agencies in the past few years, which experts attribute to the government's lax protection on personal data.

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