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Indonesia Urges Banks to Strengthen Cybersecurity as Attacks Rise
Indonesia's economic affairs minister urged banks to strengthen their cyber defenses as global cyberattack threats rise.
The Financial Services Authority, known as OJK, said it has coordinated with banks' IT staff since November 6 and reminded bank directors to stay alert.
Two reports cited different 24-hour attack counts: one recorded 1.6 million attacks blocked in Indonesia, including 761,000 targeting banking, while another recorded 1.9 million blocked, including 999,000 targeting banking, finance and insurance.
These figures came from monitoring at different times, and a cybersecurity expert said they refer to detected and blocked attempts, not successful hacks.
OJK requires banks to test and audit their systems and has asked them to monitor significant transactions and temporarily pause unusual ones for checks.
OJK and Bank Indonesia have activated a cyber incident response team, while the regulator advised customers to use official bank channels and continue banking as usual with account-safety measures.
Indonesia’s coordinating minister for economic affairs urged banks to strengthen cybersecurity amid rising global cyberattack threats.
The Financial Services Authority said it had coordinated with banks since November 6 to increase vigilance and had sent reminders to bank directors.
The authority asked banks to monitor significant transactions and temporarily stop unusual transactions for clarification.
It also said banks are required to conduct penetration tests, cyberattack simulations and IT audits.
Reported attack figures differed: Tempo cited 1.9 million attacks blocked in 24 hours, while CNN Indonesia cited about 1.6 million.
- Who
- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto urged banks to strengthen their cybersecurity. The Financial Services Authority also described its work with banks.
- What
- Banks were urged to strengthen cyber defenses and take preventive measures against attacks.
- When
- Airlangga made his remarks on November 9, 2026. The authority said coordination with bank IT personnel began November 6.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- Global cyberattack threats were rising, and attackers were testing the capabilities of systems.
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OJK banking IT supervisors began coordinating with IT personnel at banks to increase vigilance.
Airlangga urged banks to strengthen cybersecurity and said there had been no specific coordination with OJK.
CNN Indonesia reported about 1.6 million cyberattacks blocked in Indonesia over 24 hours, including about 761,000 threats targeting banking.
Tempo reported FortiGuard Labs data showing 1.9 million attacks blocked over 24 hours, with 999,000 affecting banking, finance and insurance.
- Minister
- Airlangga Hartarto
- OJK banking supervision chief
- Dian Ediana Rae
- OJK-bank coordination began
- November 6, 2026
- Tempo-reported attacks blocked
- 1.9 million in 24 hours
- CNN Indonesia-reported attacks blocked
- About 1.6 million in 24 hours
- CNN Indonesia-reported banking threats
- About 761,000
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What people are saying
each bank must strengthen its cybersecurity again, with the digital mechanisms available now
Since last Friday, OJK Banking IT Supervisors have coordinated with IT personnel from all banks to increase vigilance
The latest was last week, reminding bank management to remain vigilant and take preventive measures