Understanding Cybercrime

in Indonesia and its

challenges
Awaludin Marwan, PhD
Lecturer at Bhayangkara Jakarta Law School
Global Security Index
 Structure of cybercrime law in Indonesia
Law No. 1 of 2024
concerning Electronic
information and transaction
• Cyberporn (Article 27
(1));
• Online gambling (Article
27 (2));
• Defamation (Article 27
A);
• Extortion (Article 27B &
Article 29);
• Fake news related to
consumer (Article 28 (1));
• Hacking (Article 30-34)
Law No. 36 of 1999
concerning
telecommunication
• Telecommunication
without business license
(Article 47);
• Not providing free option
for users (Article 48);
• Not providing security
system for government
(Article 49);
• Illegal access (Article 50);
• Confidentiality for a
special telecommunication
(Article 51)
Law No. 27 of 2022
Law No. 11 of 2019
concerning data privacy
concerning science and
technology protection
• Foreigners conduct a • Collecting without
research without permit consent (Article 67)
(Article 93)
• Forgery of privacy data
• Transferring specimen
(Article 68)
without permit (Article
94)
• High risk research Law No. 1 of 2023
without permit (Article concerning criminal code
95)
Law No. 27 of 2022 • Racism (Article 243
concerning data privacy
protection • Extorsion (Article 300/
301)
• Collecting without
consent (Article 67) • Illegal access
government information
• Forgery of privacy data (article 335)
(Article 68)
• Computer crime (article
333-335)
Invalid defamation
Saiful Mahdi had criticized
the university and proceeded
under defamation suspicion
in regards with electronic
information and transaction.
Despite his critique as part of
academic freedom, he was
arrested and punished for a
couple months before he
obtained amnesty.
Illegal access by young hacker
Mr Cakil was punished due
to his action in defacing the
website and sold backdoor
to be used for deployment
the link of online gambling
From street hacker becomes IT Sec
Professional

Arik Alfiki Putra Adhari

IT Sec Professional at Fintech Company Founder dan CEO SiberTren
Challenges
• The lack of cyber regulation;
• Insufficiency cyber hygiene awareness;
• Less budget for preventing and combating cybercrime:
• The lack of cyber and security talent;
• The absence of digital leadership;
• The deficit of law enforcement;
• The absence of societal participation;
• The deficiency of research support and link-match between academia
and industries;