Police Uncover Hacking of BOS Funds in Prabumulih, Losses Nearly Rp1 Billion
South Sumatra Regional Police have uncovered a syndicate hacking into School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds at SMA Negeri 2 Prabumulih, with total losses nearly reaching Rp1 billion.
Director of Special Criminal Investigation at South Sumatra Regional Police, Commissioner Doni Satrya Sembiring, explained that the case began with a report from the school regarding illegal access attempts to the SIBOS website system of SMA Negeri 2 Prabumulih.
Doni stated that the investigation revealed the hacking and theft of education funds occurred in two stages. First, on 17 December 2025, the perpetrators hacked the system and illegally withdrew BOS funds amounting to Rp344,802,770.
“Then on 20 January 2026, the syndicate again breached the system and drained Rp598 million from a total incoming fund of Rp637.5 million,” he said in a written statement on Thursday (2/4).
He explained that as a result of the hacking, the total BOS funds successfully stolen by the syndicate reached Rp942.8 million. Doni noted that in executing their actions, the group breached the website’s security system using the brute force method.
“The suspects conducted repeated and massive attempts to guess usernames and passwords until they successfully breached the SIBOS system. Once they gained access, the perpetrators immediately transferred the education funds to several prepared holding accounts,” he clarified.
In this case, Doni mentioned that a total of four perpetrators have been arrested in the Palembang and Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) areas. The four suspects are AT as the hacking executor, DN as the coordinator of the holding accounts, and M and AA as the account providers.
Furthermore, he emphasised that the pursuit has not stopped. Currently, investigators are still hunting two other perpetrators who have been designated as Most Wanted List (DPO) individuals.
“We are still pursuing two other perpetrators in this network who are now DPO status. This case is a top priority because they are robbing funds that should be used for the future of our children’s education,” he said.
On the other hand, Doni stated that during the raid, three of the four suspects were found consuming methamphetamine-type narcotics.
For this multi-layered crime, the suspects will be charged under Article 30 paragraph (1) of Law Number 19 of 2016 on Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) and/or Article 332 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.