New wave of Burmese hackers behind Thai website attacks
SINGAPORE/YANGON | BY JEREMY WAGSTAFF AND TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN

SINGAPORE: -- Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data, part of a long-running, broader campaign against those critical of Myanmar's government.

The Blink Hacker Group said in Facebook posts and in an email interview that its attacks were in retaliation for Thailand sentencing two Burmese to death for the murder of two British backpackers late last year.

The group said it posted online data it took from websites of the Thai prison agency and justice ministry, saying databases from any government websites it hacked "should be made public."

Full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-myanmar-idUSKCN0VY00G


-- Reuters 2016-02-25

So, Burmese hackers are smarter than Thai security experts. Wow, ok.

WOW,.... Koh Tao, the legend scapegoat-ing continues............

There's a report in today's Guardian of a dramatic rise in hacking in the UK also. The next World War will not be fought with 'bows and arrows' (a reference to nuclear weapons), but a cyber one, and it's gathering pace.

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

so i live in Hua Hin and pull into a local gas station. While filling up my motorcycle, the man there starts talking to me in English. A complex conversation as the man understood everything I as saying. Very rare in Thailand. At the end I asked where are you from? Myanmar.

So a guy in a gas station speaks better English than the manager at Bangkok Bank.

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

How do we know they are truly Burmese, any evidence????

The single gateway will undoubtedly solve this issue. A well thought out plan is the answer to these dastardly Burmese.

There's a report in today's Guardian of a dramatic rise in hacking in the UK also. The next World War will not be fought with 'bows and arrows' (a reference to nuclear weapons), but a cyber one, and it's gathering pace.

One of my favorite quotes

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

- Einstein.

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

that makes sense. earlier this year there was a massive data leak everything in thailand was taken, or it seems. . . I quickly unplugged all my running servers, it went on for hours and hours. . (Baido software was the culprit, it was china, it can not be uninstalled FYI, you must reinstall you OS. ) But anyone waiting at the "door" would have gotten this data. Thailand has no "security" really. most of the government hackers are PAID black hats. You will be very surprised at how much money THailand spends on them.

which begs the question. did they make a back door...?

earlier this year there was a massive data leak everything in thailand was taken, or it seems. . . I quickly unplugged all my running servers, it went on for hours and hours.

^^^^^^^^^^ Did you wear your tinfoil hat while unplugging ^^^^^^^

Anonymous claimed they took down over 300 Thai government websites some 2 or 3 times and stole and leaked data from the prison service and supreme court.

So, Burmese hackers are smarter than Thai security experts. Wow, ok.

Yes they are. In fact they have excellent hackers in Burma. They often hack FB accounts from Muslim communities/pages and sites like Irrawaddy.

so i live in Hua Hin and pull into a local gas station. While filling up my motorcycle, the man there starts talking to me in English. A complex conversation as the man understood everything I as saying. Very rare in Thailand. At the end I asked where are you from? Myanmar.

So a guy in a gas station speaks better English than the manager at Bangkok Bank.

The last time I was in Myanmar, the small kids came running up to me and saying "Hello Mister, where are you from?". When I replied, they giggled and tagged along for my short walk.

I engaged in numerous, spontaneous, English conversations with locals in Mandalay and Yangon. Old, young and in-betweeners, were universally inquisitive and friendly.

Prosperity sometimes jades and corrupts the pure of thought and deed. Good luck Myanmar in reaching the former and not the latter.

Edited February 25, 201610 yr by Benmart

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

How do we know they are truly Burmese, any evidence????

Good point. The only thing "I" am sure of, is what "I" do, what "I" say and what "I" see. All the rest is subject to inspection.

There's a report in today's Guardian of a dramatic rise in hacking in the UK also. The next World War will not be fought with 'bows and arrows' (a reference to nuclear weapons), but a cyber one, and it's gathering pace.

Especially if the IoT arrives big time

The single gateway will undoubtedly solve this issue. A well thought out plan is the answer to these dastardly Burmese.

The hackers will target a single gateway and take it down. That will upset a few people for sure

Well at least their English is better then Thai's English oh and their not lazy people like Thais just somethings i have notices within the last two years and drama free and not hostile people like 80% Thais .. and don't make up stories like father sick and buffalo has ran away ..

There's a report in today's Guardian of a dramatic rise in hacking in the UK also. The next World War will not be fought with 'bows and arrows' (a reference to nuclear weapons), but a cyber one, and it's gathering pace.

One of my favorite quotes

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

- Einstein.

Ah, but the internet wasn't around when Einstein said that, was it.

Edited February 26, 201610 yr by dageurreotype

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

Can't admit being screwed by people who are generally looked down on.

"Burmese hackers say they have attacked Thai government websites since early January and stolen data"

"Thai police said they had yet to determine who was behind the attacks, but denied those responsible were from Myanmar."

Either the Buffoons in Brown can't admit the Burmese kicked their butt, or they don't read the papers...

How do we know they are truly Burmese, any evidence????

Cops are on the lookout for pancake sellers in Samui who are alleged to have done all the translations for the hackers.

so i live in Hua Hin and pull into a local gas station. While filling up my motorcycle, the man there starts talking to me in English. A complex conversation as the man understood everything I as saying. Very rare in Thailand. At the end I asked where are you from? Myanmar.

So a guy in a gas station speaks better English than the manager at Bangkok Bank.

Not surprising.

There's more information in this link: Unleashed, Unveiling Cyber War in Myanmar.

Those hackers are a real piece of work:

The hacker group Blink claimed responsibility for the attack on their webpage and invited other hackers to join the cyber assault. The group posted step-by-step instructions guiding potential hackers on how to participate.

A DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to disable a website by overwhelming the site with information requests so that it cannot respond to regular traffic.

On Blink’s website they’ve posted a rolling message reading: “in order to cleanse our religious land, sometimes we have to bloody our hands”.