Nonthaburi, April 7- The DES minister apologized to people for not being able to retrieve hacked data. The police identified the hacker “9near” as a soldier with the rank of sergeant. Accelerate coordination with him to prosecute the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Police, confident that he is the real culprit. Both the accused and his wife are currently on the run.
Mr. Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), spoke about the case where the police knew the hacker “9near” who claimed to have hacked the data of 55 million Thai people. Posted for sale Met as a non-commissioned soldier with the rank of “Sergeant Major”, which is a rapid coordination of all relevant agencies. until the police quickly recognized the culprit It is considered the work of the government that has raised the level of security of personal information. Including the issuance of laws related to data security, such as the Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 and (2nd edition) B.E. 2560 Maintaining cyber security, 2019, Personal Data Protection Act 2019, which if anyone commits a crime can be traced back In this case, information leaked from government agencies. All parties rushed to find a way to stop the leak from occurring.
“The government already has measures to prevent these matters. Which agencies are vulnerable? We try to do our best. hackers who come in to steal data At the beginning, we can find 2-3 motivations, probably to sell the information to fraudsters. Misuse of public information It may be done to discredit the agency. to hope for different results or may be furious, wanting to be famous as well It is unclear to whom the information was sold to.”
After that, Minister of DES along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha Chief of Police Investigating Technology Crimes and relevant officials jointly announced the progress of the hacker case 9near, revealing the information of more than 55 million people at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.
Mr. Chaiwut revealed that the government has preventive measures. personal information already But I have to admit that there are still loopholes. In the past, the PDPA has been assigned to help take care of that point. For the case of 9near hackers, the culprit is now known. pending prosecution Initially, it was unclear from which agency the information was leaked. The perpetrator must be brought in for interrogation first. and check from the equipment used in the crime that information is used in what form and from which agency But until now, no people have come to report anything.
Mr. Chaiwut apologized to people who were unable to retrieve the leaked information and return it. and warned the public to be vigilant in the event of a strange number calling, do not be fooled, and warn those who use other people’s information. considered guilty as well.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat said the Ministry of Digital Submitting the case since March 14, the AAC has started investigating since that day. until the perpetrator is known And knowing that he is a soldier with the rank of “Sergeant Major”, which agency or affiliation of this soldier Not related to the media technology in any way. Initially, an arrest warrant was issued for one person on April 2 for “disclosure of false information. login to computer in a way that made the public panic.”
The motive is believed to be about the person he wants to show something. because of the past There are both intimidation and time. whose intention is to change all the time At this time, he is still unable to control himself. But there is a letter to the agency that affiliation Are you still in government service? And if he is in the government service, he would like to be handed over to the police for further investigation according to the law. and was confident that it was the real accused which the investigation process will expand and will be able to indicate what he wants As for the news that he had found his wife Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat confirmed that he had not yet been found Both the accused and his wife are currently on the run. And confirm that if the villain is still in Thailand will definitely be able to arrest
Mr. Chaiwut said at the end. “The penalty involved in the 9near case will be an offense under The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment, and the use of personal information illegally is a violation of the Personal Data Protection Act, may be imprisoned for 1 year or fined 1 million baht, or Both imprisoned and fined per 1 karma or per 1 victim, which causes the villain to be punished with imprisonment Hundred years has been based on facts. and information used to commit illegal acts or disseminated to cause damage to others” .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency