Indonesian News Portal Tempo Hit by Massive DDoS Attack
Indonesia’s Tempo news portal has been targeted by a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since June 5, 2026, disrupting public access to its website. The assault overwhelmed Tempo’s servers with 24.9 million malicious requests by June 8, according to Heru Tjatur Tjahja, the company’s Chief Technology Officer.
The attack, executed using bot-generated traffic, occurred in high-intensity waves, particularly between 8:30 p.m. and midnight, with one surge recording 12.97 million requests in just two hours. Preliminary analysis revealed the attack originated from multiple countries, including Colombia, the U.S., the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
Tempo suspects the DDoS attack may be retaliation for a prior breach in late May, when hackers targeted its content management system (CMS) and unpublished articles related to corruption cases. While the CMS design prevented permanent deletions, the incident appears linked to the current disruption.
In response, Tempo has bolstered its security measures, including credential updates and system reinforcements, to mitigate further attacks. The company emphasized that such cyber threats aim to disrupt its journalistic operations.
Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2107546/tempo-hit-by-24-9-million-cyberattacks-after-corruption-reports
Tempo TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pt-tempo-inti-media-tbk
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"linkid": "pt-tempo-inti-media-tbk",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2026",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Public users',
'industry': 'Media/Journalism',
'location': 'Indonesia',
'name': 'Tempo',
'type': 'News Portal'}],
'attack_vector': 'Bot-generated traffic',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (journalistic content)',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Unpublished articles related to '
'corruption cases'},
'date_detected': '2026-06-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-06-08',
'description': 'Indonesia’s Tempo news portal has been targeted by a '
'large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack since '
'June 5, 2026, disrupting public access to its website. The '
'assault overwhelmed Tempo’s servers with 24.9 million '
'malicious requests by June 8, executed using bot-generated '
'traffic in high-intensity waves.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Ongoing as of June 8, 2026',
'operational_impact': 'Disrupted public access to news portal, '
'hindered journalistic operations',
'systems_affected': 'Website servers, content management system '
'(CMS)'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Retaliation for prior breach (suspected)',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Security reinforcements, '
'credential updates',
'root_causes': 'Suspected retaliation for prior '
'CMS breach'},
'references': [{'source': 'Tempo CTO (Heru Tjatur Tjahja)'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure of incident',
'containment_measures': 'Bolstered security measures, credential '
'updates, system reinforcements'},
'title': 'Indonesian News Portal Tempo Hit by Massive DDoS Attack',
'type': 'DDoS'}