Indonesian anti-corruption activists have suffered a surge of digital attacks, from the hacking of messaging accounts to the sabotage of a Zoom conference with pornography, and they say they fear they are being targeted for speaking out.

A spotlight was thrown on Indonesia's fight against corruption this month with the sacking of 75 officials from the anti-graft agency, which some campaign groups said appeared to be a bid to undermine their work.

The sackings, ostensibly over the officials' performances in a civil service exam, were later commuted to suspensions.

The non-governmental group Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said its members had faced digital harassment since May 17, when the messaging accounts on WhatsApp of six of its members became inaccessible as they were taking part in a video conference discussing the dismissals.

An unidentified hacker also streamed a porn film into the video conference, the group said.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/indonesian-anti-graft-activists-complain-digital-attacks-2021-05-25/