Police close in on Thai hacker claiming to have personal data of 55 million Thais

[snoop1130]

 

A Thai hacker, who claims to have acquired the personal data of about 55 million Thai people and who has extorted money from about 200 of them by threatening to reveal their personal information on social media, will soon be arrested by Thai cyber police.

 

Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, told a press conference today (Monday) that they have obtained the real identify of the hacker, known as “9near.org” and are about to make an arrest.

 

Even though the hacker announced the cancellation of the plan to disclose the personal data, in the hope that police would not make the arrest, the minister said that police will proceed because the offenses have already been committed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/police-close-in-on-thai-hacker-claiming-to-have-personal-data-of-55-million-thais/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-04-03

 

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[Pouatchee]

So what is the adult population of Tland?

The data must include foreigners cos seems to me 55 mill is a lot of people...

[Lucky Bones]

1 minute ago, Pouatchee said:

So what is the adult population of Tland?

The data must include foreigners cos seems to me 55 mill is a lot of people...

Yup. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

55 mill number supplied by TAT.????????

[zzaa09]

The first rule of a hackers club is not to bring unnecessary attention to oneself. 

[rbkk]

 

53 minutes ago, Pouatchee said:

So what is the adult population of Tland?

The data must include foreigners cos seems to me 55 mill is a lot of people...

Thailand population 71.6 million (2021 estimate), Adults (18+) 53.1 million (2019) 54.1 million (2020) Foreigners 2.5 million (2010)......55 million seems about right to me. If it's the Mor Prom info that's been hacked I'm listed in there. Could be a couple of bad weeks for Anutin after the Chuvit attacks and now his ministry's potentially been hacked. Last year there was another hospital hacking scandal so if it has happened again, well,.......... 

[RichardColeman]

So, they want to arrest him as  he is better than them ? All about face

 

The minister said that he thinks the hacker’s motive is to discredit state agencies responsible for keeping the personal data of Thai people secure.

[ukrules]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

So, they want to arrest him as  he is better than them ? All about face

 

The minister said that he thinks the hacker’s motive is to discredit state agencies responsible for keeping the personal data of Thai people secure.

Unless the 'hacker' is lying then the information is already in the wild.

 

There's no way of knowing how many people he already sold the information to and these types are not to be trusted, ever.

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Even though the hacker announced the cancellation of the plan to disclose the personal data, in the hope that police would not make the arrest, the minister said that police will proceed because the offenses have already been committed.

Rather a weak defense.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

The first rule of a hackers club is not to bring unnecessary attention to oneself. 

TiT... 

[PETERTHEEATER]

9 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

So, they want to arrest him as  he is better than them ? All about face

 

The minister said that he thinks the hacker’s motive is to discredit state agencies responsible for keeping the personal data of Thai people secure.

More likely highlighting their failures.

[Caldera]

How about making the arrest first and making the announcement then? They'll have egg on their face if anything goes wrong. Silly.

[Freddy42OZ]

11 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

So what is the adult population of Tland?

The data must include foreigners cos seems to me 55 mill is a lot of people...

Population of Thailand 71.6 million (2021)

I guess that is Thais only. 

[Bangkok Barry]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, told a press conference today (Monday) that they have obtained the real identify of the hacker, known as “9near.org” and are about to make an arrest.

Hacker: Thanks for the warning. I'm off.

[Maybole]

Old news. They've have been "closing in" for a week now.