Tempo Hit by 24.9 Million Cyberattacks After Corruption Reports

Indonesian news portal Tempo has been battling a significant cyberattack, enduring 24.9 million requests flooding its servers between Friday, June 5, and Monday, June 8, 2026. The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack overwhelmed Tempo's servers with fake internet traffic, making its website difficult to access.

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The total attacks flooding our website as of June 8 reached 24.9 million requests.

Tempo's Chief Technology Officer Heru Tjatur Tjahja described the attacks as massive and sporadic, with high intensity during specific periods. He noted one of the largest attack waves occurred between 8:30 p.m. and midnight on June 8, when the servers received 12.97 million requests in just two hours. The attack traffic originated from multiple countries, including Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Mexico.

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For example, the first major wave consisted of 12.97 million attacks in only two hours. From 8:30 p.m. until midnight, the attackers carried out a digital assault.

Tjahja suspects the DDoS attack is linked to a previous hacking attempt in late May that targeted Tempo's content management system (CMS). In that incident, hackers unpublished several articles related to corruption cases. "It appears that those behind the attacks were unhappy, and then proceeded with the DDoS attack," Tjahja stated.

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The DDoS attack made the Tempo website difficult to access.

Tempo is implementing mitigation measures, such as updating access credentials and strengthening security systems, to counter the ongoing disruption. The newsroom views these attacks as an attempt to hinder its journalistic work and is committed to maintaining uninterrupted operations.

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It appears that those behind the attacks were unhappy, and then proceeded with the DDoS attack.