snoop1130 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 About 20 million sets of personal information on elderly Thai people have been leaked from the Department of Older Persons, in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and put up for sale on the Dark Web. The massive leak was first reported on January 22nd by Resecurity, an American cyber security company based in Los Angeles, and this has now been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, permanent secretary of social development and human security. The Department of Older Persons has already filed a complaint with Thai cyber police and the Committee for the Protection of Personal Information and data security experts are examining how the information was leaked, either by individuals with access or hackers. Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 "He suggested that the government speed up the “Cloud First” policy, which could prevent data leaks." Still need your security processes and hardening in order to prevent that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: About 20 million sets of personal information on elderly Thai people have been leaked from the Department of Older Persons, in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and put up for sale on the Dark Web Go Thailand... going digital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: the information was leaked, either by individuals with access or hackers. That is the real question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, IAMHERE said: That is the real question. Now wait for this Digital Wallet sh.t to start off when many of these oldies who are lucky enough to have phones and wifi will lose it all!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 One of the biggest lies of modern times is 'Your data is safe with us'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhounan Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 We need more digitalization! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 the way things go here, no hackers involved but a greedy official selling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 19 hours ago, snoop1130 said: About 20 million sets of personal information on elderly Thai people have been leaked from the Department of Older Persons, in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and put up for sale on the Dark Web. The Holy Grail! 20 million could be worth tens to hundreds of millions US dollars. "People's Personal Data is Worth $1,000 on the Dark Web, New Study by Privacy Affairs Finds" PR Newswire May 1, 2023 "A new study by PrivacyAffairs.com has found that an individual's personal information is valued at $1,010 on the dark web" https://www.privacyaffairs.com/dark-web-price-index-2023/ Online banking logins cost an average of $100 Full credit card details including associated data cost $10-$100 A full range of documents and account details allowing identity theft can be obtained for around $1,000 Might check to see what employees recently left the department unexpectedly. Or show a sudden high lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
.thumb.jpg.bc523c85a8d558dbc282dca7a2e602c9.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now