9Near hack and the rising feeling of data insecurity in Thailand

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Although Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act has been in force since May 2020, people’s concern about the security of their sensitive online information has hit new heights following the recent 9Near scandal.

 

A hacker calling himself “9Near” announced in mid-March on BreachForums, a dark web hacking platform, that he was in possession of the personal data of 55 million Thais.

 

Using a symbol resembling the Move Forward Party’s logo, he claimed to have names, citizen ID numbers, birthdates, addresses and phone numbers. 9Near translates as “Kao Klai”, which sounds similar to Move Forward’s name in Thai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/9near-hack-and-the-rising-feeling-of-data-insecurity-in-thailand/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-04-28

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

Nobody should be surprised by that.

Who in Thailand cares about privacy?

And who in charge hires real security experts who know what they are doing and not just people who pretend they know?

[Mr Meeseeks]

Thai internet security.

[Mr Meeseeks]

4 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Nobody should be surprised by that.

Who in Thailand cares about privacy?

And who in charge hires real security experts who know what they are doing and not just people who pretend they know?

Who in charge here hires people who know what they are doing?

 

It's usually a family member, mate, or someone they want to sleep with.