webfact Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Traffic police website hacked By THE NATION BANGKOK: -- HACKERS ALLEGEDLY allied with the movement opposed to the single Internet gateway planned by the government have compromised the computer system of the National Police Bureau’s Traffic Police Division, threatening the integrity of traffic management and monitoring operations. Pol Maj-General Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek, acting national traffic police chief, said the system had been hacked on Wednesday evening in an unauthorised access to the database that manages Bangkok’s road traffic. The system’s real-time data are used to update the traffic police website. “We’ve worked with engineers from the private sector who supervise the Traffic Police Division’s computer system to tackle the shutdown of the section affected by the hackers. If motorists face problems with our website, they could opt for the call centre at 1197 to get traffic information,” he said. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30302675 -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-12-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I hope this doesn't lead to gridlock on Bangkok streets and expressways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, PatOngo said: I hope this doesn't lead to gridlock on Bangkok streets and expressways! So now they're having problems with internet traffic too. How long before there's the ' improvement within a month ' comment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Good on the hackers. Traffic can't get any worse, mind. If I were the hackers, I'd go after the top dogs and their money trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 1 minute ago, rkidlad said: If I were the hackers, I'd go after the top dogs and their money trails. You're surely not suggesting some form of transparency, whistle-blower protection and a truly independent Ant-Corruption Commission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 They probably still use Windows XP (copy versions) and no anti virus and malware programs on their computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 The problem was detected when traffic started flowing smoothly across Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Sadly the authorities could find themselves in a lot trouble. If you look around the streets of Bangkok, you notice all sorts of access points to Internet, cell sites, traffic lights are open. Plugging the holes will be rather expensive, as Thai programming and networking expertise is at a low level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumbleweed Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hackers??? Anyone with a double digit MENSA score could hack their way into most government computers Rumour has it that in kindergarten, Hacking government computers is how they teach kids to count from 1 - 9 "In today's lesson we're going to do the hack" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d123 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 "threatening the integrity of traffic management and monitoring operations." It's good to start the day with a smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmud63 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 INTEGRITY, in the land of scams?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I thought a Government spokesperson recently said that all their sites were protected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 7 hours ago, lvr181 said: I thought a Government spokesperson recently said that all their sites were protected? Full protection............apart from internal hackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bureaucrat Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I really do hope that the hackers bring this unelected government to it's knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 3:57 PM, canuckamuck said: The problem was detected when traffic started flowing smoothly across Bangkok. Yes, indeed. That gave me a good chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I really do hope that the hackers bring this unelected government to it's knees.Careful what you post. They could be knocking on your door tonight and you could be on your knees instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bureaucrat Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 33 minutes ago, Wilsonandson said: Careful what you post. They could be knocking on your door tonight and you could be on your knees instead! What are you an informer? Your a nasty little man aren't you? Don't threaten me you with your flaming we all see who's side you are on. How will this happen do you think? People like you make me puke you don't stand up to anything and you ridicule those who do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 9 hours ago, Wilsonandson said: Careful what you post. They could be knocking on your door tonight and you could be on your knees instead! Pfffft. They definitely won't be knocking on mine. The hacker underground is the one thing they simply can't deal with. To prevail would require technical agility and the ability to admit mistakes, which in this culture just don't exist. Sure, they'll nab the occasional clumsy noob and leap tall buildings to make a high-vis example out of him if he's not connected, but that's inconsequential to the big picture. They'd be SOOOO much better off just not going down this road. Ordinary users are one thing, but intimidation through bombast won't work with the hacker community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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