Telkomsel Employee Arrested for Data Theft

Farouk Arnaz, Heru Andriyanto
July 11, 2020 | 2:42 am
SHARE
A staff at Telkomsel’s Grapari outlet serves customers. (Antara Photo/Andreas Fitri Atmoko)
A staff at Telkomsel’s Grapari outlet serves customers. (Antara Photo/Andreas Fitri Atmoko)

Jakarta. A man who works at the customer service unit of state-owned telecommunication company Telkomsel was arrested for allegedly stealing personal data of social media sensation Denny Siregar, police said on Friday.

The suspect is identified by initials F.P.H., 27, who works at Telkomsel’s Grapari office in Surabaya, East Java.

“He has access to personal data of Telkomsel customers,” Chief Comr. Reinhard Hutagaol, a senior investigator at the National Police’s cyber crime unit, told reporters in Jakarta.

He said the suspect is an outsourced worker at Grapari with limited access to the company’s data server.

Advertisement

Police charged him under the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law and he could face up to 10 years in jail if convicted.

The suspect took a picture of Denny’s personal data and published it on Twitter account @opposite6890, the officer said. 

“He simply doesn’t like Denny,” Reinhard said.

Denny welcomed the arrest and praised the police for their quick response.

"I’m pleased to hear that the police have finally arrested the culprit inside Telkomsel who uploaded my data to the Twitter account. I thank police for their quick response. It comes to my relief because now we know that there is an insider in the company who compromised customers’ data," Denny said.

Telkomsel, the country’s biggest cellphone operator and among the world’s top eight with more than 100 million customers, apologized to Denny for the incident.

"We apologize to Mr. Denny Siregar for the inconvenience resulting from this incident. Telkomsel continuously works to make sure our customers’ personal data is well-secured. We have learned from this to improve our data security system,” Telkomsel Vice President Corporate Secretary Andi Agus Akbar was quoted by news website Detik as saying. 

Andi said the company immediately ran an internal investigation upon learning that Denny’s personal data had been compromised.

"We detected illegal access from one of our Grapari outlets," Andi said, adding that the company had promptly notified the police.

Denny, a die-hard supporter of President Joko Widodo, has mostly posted opinions on politics, including many remarks very critical of hardline Muslim groups.

Most recently, he published a controversial post alleging that Islamic boarding school students participating in last year’s Jakarta rally can potentially become terrorists, accompanied by a photograph of young Muslim students.

An Islamic group in West Java, the Tasikmalaya Mujahedeen Forum, lodged a police complaint in protest to Denny’s post. Part of their complaint mentions that Denny had used their photograph without consent. 
 

Tags: Keywords:
SHARE

The Latest


News 2 hours ago

Japan Conducts First Missile Test on Its Own Territory 

Japan is also developing Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles with a range of about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), 10 times that of a Type 88.
Business 2 hours ago

Indonesia Plans First Nuclear Power Plant by 2034, Eyes Partnerships with Russia and Canada

The proposed facility is designed to have a capacity of up to 500 megawatts and will be developed across Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Business 3 hours ago

Indonesia Urged to Act on $8 Billion Low-Carbon Fuel Export Opportunity

Eurocham expert urges early investment to capitalize on global demand and incentives.
News 3 hours ago

The Strait of Hormuz Is a Vital Route for Oil -- Closing It Could Backfire on Iran

If Iran blocked the strait, Asia would be directly impacted because 84 percent of the oil moving through the strait is headed for Asia.
News 3 hours ago

Passengers Bound for Qatar Left Stranded at Soekarno-Hatta Airport

The closure came in response to Iran’s retaliatory attack on the US Al Udeid Air Base, located near Qatar’s capital.
COPYRIGHT © 2025 JAKARTA GLOBE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED