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China becomes a worry for Indonesia after dead Indonesian crew thrown into sea, state website hacked

Nikon ATPs are advanced persistent threats and are backed by states. Interestingly, they do not deface the website, they just grab the data.

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China has been grabbing all the negative headlines in Indonesia after the bodies of Indonesian crew members were thrown from a Chinese fishing boat off the coast of South Korea, and official site of the Indonesian intelligence agency Badan Intelijen Negara (State Intelligence Agency BIN) was hacked by Aria Bodu (body) hacking tool made by Nikon APT group from China.

The spokesperson of BIN said that the hacker could not access confidential information from the website as it was stored in some other place and the agency was following the latest security norms to protect the information. 

Nikon ATPs are advanced persistent threats and are backed by states. Interestingly, they do not deface the website, they just grab the data.

Meanwhile, last week Indonesia's foreign minister Retno Marsudi summoned Chinese envoy to the country, Xiao Qian, after it emerged that Chinese vessels off the coast of South Korea dumped bodies of Indonesians into the sea. The case was first reported by South Korean media which released the pictures, drawing heavy criticism for Bejing from Indonesia. 

4 Indonesians have died onboard Chinese fishing vessels-- Long Xin 605 and Tian Yu 8, out which bodies of 3 were dumped into the sea. Reports of human rights violations, excessive forced labour, salary not paid, violence have also been reported from the vessels.

"We will ask the Korean coast guard to investigate the Long Xin and Tian Yu 8 vessels. We've also asked the Chinese government to ensure the Indonesian crew on Chinese fishing vessels are being paid adequately and being given all their rights. The vessels must also improve the work environment on board," Retno was quoted by Jakarta Globe.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and fishing regulation bodies have been approached to look into the matter. 

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