The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Minim Pemeliharaan, Domain ”go.id” Rentan Disusupi Judi Daring
The Officers of the Cryptography and Cyber Security Section of the East Java Communication and Information Department are currently monitoring government websites in the province from their office desks in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday (28/9/2021). The five officers in the section are responsible for ensuring the security of 3,000 government websites in the province.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The “go.id” domain which is usually used by government agencies is still vulnerable to being infiltrated by online gambling. The lack of regular maintenance of domain governance is the root cause.
Chairman of the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Management (Pandi) John Sihar Simanjutak, in the 2023 Pandi Performance press conference, Wednesday (31/1/2024), in Jakarta, gave an example, in 2023 , Pandi received 600 reports of domain abuse or abuse “.id” domains, which were dominated by the “go.id” and “ac.id” domains. The abuse domain to “go.id” is in the form of online gambling.
“The domain of abuse in the form of online gambling has been growing for a long time. “However, at that time it will not be as popular as in 2023. We suspect that online gambling actors will continue to expand their distribution, manipulating more and more domain name systems (DNS) and web servers,” he said.
DNS is a system that is responsible for storing all domain data information in a network. The main function of DNS is to match the name or domain of a website into numbers called internet protocol addresses.
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John believes that there is still a phenomenon in which online gambling infiltrates the “go.id” domain due to the weak maintenance of the domain system in a number of government agencies. He suspects that the job of administrators in government agencies is done with an annual approach. However, the job of administrators, which includes DNS maintenance, must be done regularly.
“We also cannot directly take down domains (go.id) that are infiltrated by online gambling,” he said.
The Samsung J1 cellphone was used by the suspect alias Dana (16), a Cirebon resident who lives in Mojokerto, to break into more than 100 government and public websites.
Deputy Head of the Technical Division of Indonesian Internet Domain Name Management (Pandi) Aidil Chendramata explained that the 600 domain abuse was just a report received by Pandi. Apart from that, there is the possibility of abuse domains that do not use the “.id” domain and for online gambling to spread.
Pandi has attempted deletion, suspension, and notification to the administrators themselves. For deletion, he mentioned that the number reached 520 domains.
“Online gambling mitigation tends to be more targeted at the pages and content listed on the pages. However, irregular domain management is no less vulnerable to abuse. “So, it’s useless if the cleanup (of online gambling) doesn’t reach the domain,” he said.
The phenomenon of “go.id” domains being infiltrated by online gambling still exists due to the weak maintenance of the domain system in several government agencies.
Aidil added that Pandi’s mission is that all “.id” domains issued by Pandi must be clean. Together with the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kemkominfo) and the State Cyber Crypto Agency (BSSN), Pandi is working to increase digital literacy, including regarding aspects of page and domain server maintenance.
As of December 31, 2023, the number of ” .id” domain names has reached 951,421, an increase of 31 percent from 726,305 domain names in 2022. Pandi aims to grow the number of ” .id” domain names to 1.2 million by 2024.
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A total of 6 suspects in the international network online gambling case were arrested by the Central Java Regional Police in Purbalingga. The suspects were seen being led away by police officers in Bojongsari Village, Bojongsari District, Purbalingga, Central Java, Saturday (20/8/2022).
Emergency
The Chairman of the cyber research institution Communication and Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC), Pratama Persadha, believes that Indonesia has entered a state of emergency in online gambling. Even though blocked online gambling sites can reappear with equal frequency, hackers have even taken control of the official DPR Youtube account and used it to broadcast online slot gambling.
The government’s blocking efforts through the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kemenkominfo) have actually involved several parties, including mobile telecommunications operators. However, similar to Pandi, they both require input from Kemenkominfo before carrying out the block.
“Cellular telecommunications operators and internet service providers also do not have a special team to analyze whether a URL or internet protocol address is used for online gambling purposes or not,” he said.
Pratama also observes that online gambling operators now often change website addresses and use new keywords. They are increasingly active in promoting or offering online gambling through personal messages, making it difficult to monitor.
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