According to cyber experts, APK files can be used to commit fraud.
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Jakarta – Cyber security expert Bruce Hanadi said that Indonesian society's cyber culture is in accessing digital systems that are vulnerable to being hacked by hackers. Bruce explained that one of the cyber cultures that most gadget users in Indonesia practice is being lazy about changing passwords regularly. "Many of us are lazy about changing passwords. We never change passwords for a year or even our whole life," he said in a Podcast on the YouTube Channel 'Kasisolusi' which aired, Thursday (14/9/2023).
"What's worse is that they use the same password on all devices at all user.ids because they don't want to think about it," he continued. Furthermore, the man who is the Chief Information Security Officer of snc.id also revealed that many people create passwords with combinations of words or numbers that are easy to guess. "As soon as one is found out, everyone is found out, he just guesses each one and uses a password that is easy to guess, spouse's name, child's name, car number, that must be avoided. That's what is called Cyber Culture," he concluded.
He then responded to the many cases of fraud using APK files with various methods such as wedding invitations, package couriers, traffic tickets and BPJS bills which can hack personal data and drain accounts. "We call it malware, bad software, APK, viruses and so on. It can be packaged into any file in the form of docs, xls, pdf, jpg, bmg, whatever you want," he explained.
Bruce explained that first aid for device users who have clicked on a link containing a virus APK file is to change all the passwords. "Change all the passwords that you remember. If you click on WhatsApp, change your WhatsApp password, change your email password, your e-banking password. replace everything if you can," he said. He also discussed how hackers work in hacking information. By clicking on the APK file link, continued Bruce, the system will automatically send a number of data to a certain server, including the password, which hackers will later try to hack. "Usually it is automatic (sending data) so it will send to a certain server, the data from here, that's why you should change the data that has been sent in a hurry, because your old password will be sent, it will take 3-4 seconds to send, advice I changed the password and also one of the steps to prevent attacks from hackers, as much as possible activate 2FA or Two-Factor Authentication (for example, tokens, or Google 2FA) which provides information in the form of validation on the user's cellphone to do something or by sending an OTP to the user's cellphone ) he said.
snc.id's collaboration with Kasisolusi podcast received a positive response from netizens. The experiences shared by the speakers were new and important knowledge for them. This can be proven from the high number of viewers on various social media.
Snc.id as a company that provides services, especially in the field of security and connectivity, has an expert and experienced team to help business cyber security in Indonesia.
