Thai university presidents apologise for leak of personal information

[webfact]

 

The Council of University Presidents of Thailand (CUPT) has offered an apology for a large leak of the personal information of people applying to enter state universities under the Thai University Central Admission System (TCAS).

 

CUPT issued a statement yesterday in response to a social media offer for sale of 23,000 items of personal information and files from the myTCAS.com website in May last year. The news of the leak came after a backlash against the organisation for failing to provide assistance to high school students who test positive for COVID-19 during the university entrance exams (GAT/PAT) in March. A Twitter hashtag boycotting the organisation surfaced after some students were told to simply take the exam next year.

 

CUPT said that it had checked all the files in question and found that they contain information on the third phase of TCAS64 and not all of them contain personal information about the applicants for entry to state universities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-university-presidents-apologise-for-leak-of-personal-information/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-03

 

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[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

CUPT issued a statement yesterday in response to a social media offer for sale of 23,000 items of personal information and files from the myTCAS.com website in May last year.

Surely that's illegal and someones going to get a knock on the door?

[Bangkok Barry]

Another week, another Thai data hack.

[Golden Triangle]

Well there's a surprise, another website in Thailand than can't be trusted  ????????

[it is what it is]

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Surely that's illegal and someones going to get a knock on the door?

 

i think you'll find that's an oxymoron in this wonderful place