Five Hacktivists Arrested, Junta Source Says

[snoop1130]

Five Hacktivists Arrested, Junta Source Says

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

The sign outside the prison located inside the 11th Army Circle base in Bangkok in a Dec. 3, 2015, photo.

 

BANGKOK — Five people were detained Friday at an army base in the capital on suspicion of waging cyberwarfare against the government, a source inside the junta said.

 

The hackers are part of an online movement opposed to a controversial law passed by the junta’s rubber-stamp parliament, said the source, who was not authorized to speak to the media.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/12/23/five-hacktivists-arrested-junta-source-says/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2016-12-23

[Wilsonandson]

To quote the article in the OP:-

“You look at porn websites, look at dangerous drugs on illegal markets. There’s distortion of news, there’s hacking in the business and economic systems,” Gen. Prayuth said. “That’s the world today. The rest of the world is preventing that, but Thailand has unlocked everything. This is the garbage on social media. We must find a measure to remove the garbage.”

 

My response:-

"Nooooooo!!!!"

"Not the porn sites!"

"Please!! I beg you!"

"Don't take away my porn, Daddy Prayuth"

[WhizBang]

So they have rounded up 5 scapegoats to present to the Thai people and the media for show and tell.   Must be seen to be doing something, after all.
 

[Bureaucrat]

Yes the government think it's all a joke unaware of the damage hackers can cause - like in the real world. They will not be laughing when  the immigration database is wiped or the police database disappearers. lol

[Wilsonandson]

Yes the government think it's all a joke unaware of the damage hackers can cause - like in the real world. They will not be laughing when  the immigration database is wiped or the police database disappearers. lol

It's all backed up with a mountain of paperwork and red tape. Don't you go worry yourself there. The whole thing could be wiped cleaner than a babies bottom and they'll still know how many days overstay you are.

[DM07]

Thank you, for telling adults, what they are allowed to watch!


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[A1Str8]

Prayuth was talking about distortion of news and removal of garbage. Lol. It doesn't get more hilarious than this. 

If he disapproves distortion, just stop doing it. Simple. If he wants to remove garbage, just remove the government. 

[Ron19]

Prayuth was talking about distortion of news and removal of garbage. Lol. It doesn't get more hilarious than this. 

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[Srikcir]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The [five] hackers are part of an online movement opposed to a controversial law

Is this related to:

"Five members of the Citizens Against Single Gateway were on Friday invited for a face-to-face talk with the military at the 11th army circle about their alleged involvement in the attacks of government’s websites"

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/960110-army-questions-single-gateway-opponents/

Same number of people, same group, same place.

So it might be that the five were invited, then detained by the military? Military not even this time to bother invoking Article 44 to bypass civil liberties.

 

[yellowboat]

The Thai military is just lending their genius to the Internet after making huge strides in shaping economy where the average Thai must struggle, and sending vast amounts of unwanted tourists and business opportunities to their neighbors.  Shame on those who wanted the coup.

[Thailand]

These five are probably the ones holding the banners earlier in the week and would be easy targets and unlikely to be the hackers. 

 

Time will tell especially if other events occur.

[phantomfiddler]

20 hours ago, Bureaucrat said:

Yes the government think it's all a joke unaware of the damage hackers can cause - like in the real world. They will not be laughing when  the immigration database is wiped or the police database disappearers. lol

 

I think everyone is completely aware of the damage that hackers can cause. THAT IS WHY laws are needed to safeguard normal decent people against total a*s*h*l*s who think they have the right to cause havoc !

[Moonmoon]

Facebook will be shut down next n hi5 will be back..

[Retiredandhappyhere]

Phantomfiddler said in post no. 12:-

 

"That IS WHY laws are needed to safeguard normal decent people against total a*s*h*l*s who think they have the right to cause havoc !"

 

 

You see, Phantomfiddler, your comment makes perfect sense when the initial sentence is omitted, but do you think it is safe for you to talk about the Government like that? 

 

[phantomfiddler]

51 minutes ago, Retiredandhappyhere said:

Phantomfiddler said in post no. 12:-

 

"That IS WHY laws are needed to safeguard normal decent people against total a*s*h*l*s who think they have the right to cause havoc !"

 

 

You see, Phantomfiddler, your comment makes perfect sense when the initial sentence is omitted, but do you think it is safe for you to talk about the Government like that? 

 

 

Haha, Not talking about the government here, who incidentally I think are doing a great job compared to their predecessors. Have you ever been maliciously hacked ? I have and it was by a total a*s*o*e of a civilian who was luckily made to severely regret his actions, only made possible by the Computer Crime Laws that had recently been imposed :)

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

 

I think everyone is completely aware of the damage that hackers can cause. THAT IS WHY laws are needed to safeguard normal decent people against total a*s*h*l*s who think they have the right to cause havoc !

 

Don't think the normal decent people were asked if they want those laws or need them to safeguard them. In fact many people have voiced out against those highly restrictive laws. Should this law be introduced in an elected government, the voices of the normal decent people will be heard through their MPs and vigoriously debated in Parliment; not like those NLA sycophants who gift wrapped 168-0 for the junta government. 

 

 

[baboon]

27 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

 

Don't think the normal decent people were asked if they want those laws or need them to safeguard them. In fact many people have voiced out against those highly restrictive laws. Should this law be introduced in an elected government, the voices of the normal decent people will be heard through their MPs and vigoriously debated in Parliment; not like those NLA sycophants who gift wrapped 168-0 for the junta government. 

 

 

Ha! What about the five abstentions, then? It was a real nailbiter in junta terms...

[Squeegee]

The old Toads scrambling for time as always.

 

About as much time as it takes for their websites to go down again, or worse.

[dcnx]

Low hanging fruit and/or scapegoats.

 

The majority of hackers are going to be able to cover their tracks from the Thai junta. 

[Aggressive]

Quote

“You look at porn websites, look at dangerous drugs on illegal markets. There’s distortion of news, there’s hacking in the business and economic systems,” Gen. Prayuth said. “That’s the world today. The rest of the world is preventing that, but Thailand has unlocked everything. This is the garbage on social media. We must find a measure to remove the garbage.”

 

No Prayuth, you are literally making stuff up and feeding it to your people. 

 

The rest of the world does not block porn sites, block free speech or press, call social media 'garbage'. 

 

Unless you are looking at China or North Korea as "The rest of the world" then you are dead wrong. 

[Poopa]

5 hours ago, Thailand said:

These five are probably the ones holding the banners earlier in the week and would be easy targets and unlikely to be the hackers. 

 

Time will tell especially if other events occur.

 

No it happen to be those who unfortunately hold the IP address the hackers faked

[Bureaucrat]

On 12/23/2016 at 8:02 PM, Wilsonandson said:

It's all backed up with a mountain of paperwork and red tape. Don't you go worry yourself there. The whole thing could be wiped cleaner than a babies bottom and they'll still know how many days overstay you are.

Why do keep attacking everything I say.

[wayned]

" said the source, who was not authorized to speak to the media."

 

This seems to be a common statement in many reports about the government.  Maybe they should round up all of the unauthorized spokesmen and fire and prosecute them!

[maoro2013]

Its simply to do with with a perceived restriction in freedom of information.

 

In this way I think the hackers are, to a point, doing a service to the greater community.

 

I am not suggesting that causing problems with the government's sites is good, but it is being done only to make a point, the point being ignored by the so called government.

 

People deserve to have their say, and when denied, this is the type of thing that happens.

 

Lucky it does as it shows some people are willing to stand up for their rights.

[Thailand]

16 hours ago, Thailand said:

These five are probably the ones holding the banners earlier in the week and would be easy targets and unlikely to be the hackers. 

 

Time will tell especially if other events occur.

"Meanwhile, the group Free Internet Society of Thailand (FIST), which is campaigning against the amended Computer Crime Act, has denied being involvement with the ongoing online attacks on government websites."

[Nbarch]

These five hackers will probably turn out to be five poor Burmese fisherman, who when confronted by the police, immediately confessed.

 

[hawker9000]

On ‎12‎/‎23‎/‎2016 at 4:45 AM, WhizBang said:

So they have rounded up 5 scapegoats to present to the Thai people and the media for show and tell.   Must be seen to be doing something, after all.
 

Predictable.  The article gives no clue, but my guess is the 5 were relative noobs, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn they were traced by making absolute rookie blunders.  They'll be paraded and advertised tirelessly I'm sure: I don't envy their prospects.  But 'survival of the fittest' applies here:  hacktivists, unlike other segments of some societies, tend to actually learn from others' mistakes, and will quickly up their game.