Cyber Incident Victim: Large LED video screen billboard in South Jakarta
Date:
Sep 2016
Location:
Indonesia
Summary
A large LED video screen billboard in South Jakarta's Kebayoran Baru district was compromised by unidentified hackers, displaying Japanese pornographic content titled "Watch Tokyo Hot" via a Chrome browser interface. The defacement occurred near the local Mayor's office, visible to traffic and pedestrians until authorities severed the billboard's power supply. The district's cyber crime unit initiated an investigation to identify responsible parties, paralleling a previous incident where hackers replaced transit terminal displays with adult content. Public relations officials confirmed immediate containment efforts upon receiving reports of the unauthorized broadcast.
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Description
On September 30, 2016, an unidentified individual or group compromised a large LED video billboard in the Kebayoran Baru district of South Jakarta, Indonesia. The attackers replaced the billboard’s scheduled advertisement with explicit content, displaying a Japanese pornographic video titled “Watch Tokyo Hot” through a Chrome browser interface. The compromised screen was situated directly in front of the South Jakarta Mayor’s office, exposing the content to vehicular traffic and pedestrians in the vicinity. Local authorities and the Public Relations Department of the South Jakarta government received reports of the incident, prompting immediate action to contain the disruption. Ady Wiryono Lestari, a Public Relations officer, confirmed that officials severed electrical power to the billboard to terminate the unauthorized broadcast. The swift deactivation limited the duration of public exposure, though the incident attracted significant attention due to its proximity to a government facility and the explicit nature of the content.
The South Jakarta cyber crime unit initiated an investigation to identify the perpetrators and determine the intrusion methodology, vowing to pursue legal action against those responsible. No technical details regarding the attack vector or system vulnerabilities were disclosed in available reports. The incident drew comparisons to a similar 2015 breach in which hackers replaced advertisements at a bus terminal with pornographic material, though no direct connection between the events was established. Social media reactions amplified public awareness of the breach, with multiple Twitter users documenting the billboard’s defacement. The primary operational impact involved temporary disruption of advertising services and reputational concerns for billboard operators, though no secondary disruptions to municipal systems or broader infrastructure were reported. Authorities focused on procedural reviews to prevent recurrence while maintaining standard operations following containment.