Indonesia's COVID-19 app

Asian Tech Press (Aug 31) -- Indonesia is investigating suspected breach in the Indonesia Health Alert Card (eHAC) app, a COVID-19 test-and-trace app with alleged security vulnerabilities, Reuters reported Tuesday.

The report said that a research team from encryption provider vpnMentor discovered a data breach in eHAC app, which is published in a blog.

Data Breach Summary by vpnMentor.

The encryption provider vpnMentor said information on approximately 1.3 million people was leaked, and over 1.4 million records were suspected to have been compromised. These leaked data are mainly personal information, travel information, and medical information.

The eHAC app was established in 2021 by the Indonesian Ministry of Health to prevent and control COVID-19 outbreaks, mandatory for people entering Indonesia.

Anas Ma'ruf, a health ministry official overseeing data, said the government was probing into the potential breach, and urged people to delete the old app and assured that the current eHAC system is safe.