Indonesian Hacker Might be Recruited by the Police
I read some news today that made me quite happy, and it’s not about the Blackberry Z10 pre-orders in Indonesia.
Remember Wildan Yani Ashari? The hacker who defaced the Indonesian president’s site in January. Instead of the disproportional jail time that Wildan would face, the national police hinted yesterday that they might use Wildan’s help inside the police cyber crime unit. Arief Sulistyo, the national police’s special crimes chief spoke to Tempo yesterday about the 22-year old hacker’s possible recruitment:
It is very possible. We recruit hackers and educate them about positive activities and ask their help in securing Indonesian cyberspace,