Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has responded to the alleged leak of 58 million educational data points that has been widely discussed on social media. Alexander Sabar, Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital, stated that his office is investigating the circulating information.

"Komdigi is seriously responding to and following up on the alleged leak of 58 million educational data points currently circulating in the public space," he said when confirmed on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

According to Alexander, based on the circulating information, there is an alleged sale of application programming interface (API) access, which could potentially lead to a student data leak. He added that Komdigi, along with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, is conducting a thorough and coordinated technical investigation and investigation.

"The technical investigation and verification process continues to ensure the validity of the circulating information," he said.

He ensured that the investigation is being conducted comprehensively so that the public receives accurate and non-speculative information. The Ministry of Communication and Digital also urges the public to double-check information found in the digital space to avoid being easily influenced by unverified news.

Meanwhile, when contacted, Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Atip Latipulhayat denied any data leak. "It's been investigated. There was no leak. That's just their claim," Atip said.

Echoing this sentiment, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Togar Mangihut Simatupang, stated that no student data had been leaked. "Currently, no student data has been leaked," he said.

Previously, X's social media timeline was abuzz with discussions about the alleged education data leak. The post appeared on Sunday, February 8, 2026. A post from the account @bint#### wrote about the alleged leak.

"The perpetrator, under the pseudonym 'SN1F', is not only selling old data files, but also offering a special channel that allows buyers to download the latest student data directly from government servers at any time," the account wrote on Sunday, February 8, 2026.

Furthermore, the account continued, the data obtained by buyers is the most recent data that is continuously updated, not simply archived data from the past. "The shared data samples demonstrate a very specific level of depth of information," he wrote.

– Dinda Sabrina contributed for this article.

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