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        "id": 1570384,
        "msgid": "beware-of-e-ticket-sms-scams-impersonating-the-attorney-generals-office-controlled-from-china-3-000-numbers-1772029912",
        "date": "2026-02-25 17:57:19",
        "title": "Beware of E-Ticket SMS Scams Impersonating the Attorney General's Office! Controlled from China, 3,000 Numbers Targeted Daily",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "A major cybercrime operation originating from China has been uncovered by the Indonesian National Police's Cyber Directorate. The syndicate sends out mass SMS messages containing fake e-ticket payment links, impersonating the Attorney General's Office, and has been targeting approximately 3,000 phone numbers per day.",
        "content": "<p>Beware of E-Ticket SMS Scams Impersonating the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice! Controlled from China, 3,000 Numbers Targeted Daily<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foe Peace\/VIVA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 Be wary of receiving SMS messages containing e-ticket\nlinks. It may be part of an international fraud network that has just\nbeen uncovered by the Indonesian National Police\u2019s Criminal\nInvestigation Unit (Bareskrim).<\/p>\n<p>More surprisingly, this cybercrime operation is controlled from\nChina. The Cyber Directorate of the Indonesian National Police\u2019s\nCriminal Investigation Unit has uncovered a syndicate that spreads SMS\nblasts containing fake e-ticket payment links, impersonating the\nIndonesian Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The website\u2019s appearance is made almost identical to the official\nwebsite, so many victims are deceived. This was revealed by the Director\nof Special Cyber Crimes of the Indonesian National Police\u2019s Criminal\nInvestigation Unit, Brigadier General of Police Himawan Bayu Aji.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the report, it is known that 11 phishing links are circulating,\nwhich have an appearance similar to the official website for e-ticket\npayments belonging to the Indonesian Attorney General\u2019s Office with the\noriginal URL,\u201d he said on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The modus operandi is quite sophisticated. Victims receive messages\nfrom unknown numbers informing them of traffic violations. When the link\nis clicked, victims are directed to a fake website that is designed to\nbe very convincing. Unwittingly, victims enter personal data and credit\ncard information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the victims believe the website is genuine, they enter their\npersonal data and credit card information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Once the data is entered, the perpetrators immediately carry out\nillegal debit transactions. In one day, the SIM box devices used by this\nsyndicate can send phishing SMS messages to 3,000 mobile phone\nnumbers.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators have arrested five suspects in Central Java and Banten.\nHowever, behind these perpetrators on the ground, there are key actors\nwho control the operation from abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation is that perpetrators, who are Chinese citizens,\ncontrol Indonesian citizens as perpetrators in Indonesia, to insert SIM\ncards into SIM boxes or modem pools. Then the system is controlled\nremotely from China,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>From this fraudulent practice, the syndicate is suspected of reaping\nfantastic profits. Based on the accumulation of crypto account\ntransactions, the profits pocketed range from IDR 235 million to IDR 890\nmillion between 2025 and January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For their actions, the suspects are charged with Article 51 in\nconjunction with Article 35 of Law Number 1 of 2024 and\/or Article 45A\nParagraph 1 in conjunction with Article 28 Paragraph 1 of Law Number 1\nof 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law No.\u00a011\/2008 concerning\nInformation and Electronic Transactions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/beware-of-e-ticket-sms-scams-impersonating-the-attorney-generals-office-controlled-from-china-3-000-numbers-1772029912",
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