INDONESIAN BANKS RECORD 214,000 CYBER THREATS IN A SINGLE DAY. FortiGuard detected 214,000 cyber threats targeting Indonesian banks within 24 hours. Experts note these are not confirmed breaches. Let’s examine what the data reveals. On November 7, FortiGuard Labs recorded approximately 350,600 cyber threat detections across Indonesia—equivalent to about four detections per second. Financial institutions attracted the most attention. Around 214,000 detections, or roughly 61%, involved banks, financial services, and insurance companies. What do Indonesia’s figures indicate? Government agencies and critical infrastructure ranked second, with approximately 79,000 detections. Remaining activities were spread across other sectors, including technology, healthcare, and manufacturing. These figures gained wider attention after the cryptocurrency news platform Coin Bureau shared them on X. Indonesian news outlets Tirto and https://t.co/OLDbUlnNj2 also reported on the data. FortiGuard monitors suspicious network activity on its surveillance dashboard. This includes vulnerability scanning, intrusion attempts, and malicious traffic. The dashboard is updated continuously; therefore, the total figures may vary depending on the time of data collection. Detection does not equate to a successful attack. The numbers do not indicate whether hackers breached any systems or stole customer data. Cybersecurity expert Alfons Tanujaya urged caution when interpreting one-day data. He told Tirto that these figures should be compared with historical averages and previous threat levels. Banks hold customer data, payment systems, and massive transaction volumes—making them frequent targets for criminals. Malaysia’s Bank Rakyat Website Incident Another incident occurred in Malaysia the day before. On November 6, hackers allegedly defaced websites associated with Bank Rakyat. The site https://t.co/NcOTy87bEw reported that several websites displayed unauthorized content. The bank subsequently temporarily took down these sites, briefly disrupting access to some online services. On November 7, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil commented on the incident, stating that the affected websites were operated by a third-party provider. He emphasized that the bank’s core financial systems were not compromised. Officials found no evidence of stolen customer data or disruptions to online banking transactions. News agency Bernama reported that Bank Rakyat blocked access to the compromised servers and advised customers to use official transaction channels. The bank stated that customer deposits, personal information, and banking records remain secure. There is currently no evidence linking the Malaysia website incident to the threat activity detected in Indonesia. According to the latest reports, neither case involved theft of customer funds. Indonesia’s figures reflect detected threat activity, while the Bank Rakyat incident was limited to a third-party website. By Michelle DG