A hacker, who goes by the pseudonym of 9Near, threatened to publicly launch the private knowledge of fifty five million Thai citizens unless the federal government contacts the cyberpunk by April 5.
9Near introduced on the darkish website BreachForums that he had stolen the personal information of fifty five million Thai citizens from a authorities department and was going to promote them.
The stolen data included identification numbers, names, surnames, birthdates, addresses and cellphone numbers, with a sample of ninety Thai residents launched to validate the risk.
9Near stated that the purchasers of the knowledge could purchase the parts of the data they wanted and would need to pay in XMR cryptocurrency.
The hacker then launched its website, 9near.org, yesterday where they have placed a countdown clock and warning messages for the government departments saying…
“WARNING!! If you assume the leaked information is from your organisation, contact us before April 5, 4pm GMT+7. Otherwise, we then announce the place it came from and the way we hacked into it, Also PUBLIC all the info. Almost election, decide wisely. We are not kidding. For POC, ship us your identify or telephone number”
A well-known Thai newsreader, Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, made known to the common public yesterday that he received a threatening message from 9Near. His private info was despatched to his telephone through SMS. The message read…
“9Near. Check out the leaked data! https://9near.org/ …..Sorayut’s full title, address, and cellphone numbers…..”
Another information reporter from Voice TV, Chuwat Rerksirisuk, revealed that he additionally acquired the identical message.
Worldwide of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, reported at present that the internet site is operated from abroad. Soaring contacted the web site service supplier to shut down the site on March 29, however the approval continues to be in process.
Chaiwut said that the ministry will collaborate with Internet service providers in Thailand such as AIS, True, and National Telecom Public Company Limited to ban access to the 9Near website. The minister additionally cautioned all hackers that the penalties for this crime are severe.
According to the Computer Act, hackers might face imprisonment of up to five years, while underneath the Personal Data Protection Act, they may face imprisonment for as a lot as one yr and a nice of as much as 1 million baht.
As reported in The Matter, this isn’t the first time that the personal info of a Thai resident has been stolen, and the official department’s information safety system has been questioned.
In February of final 12 months, the info of 23,000 college students from the Thai University Central Admission System was hacked and offered.
In November of final yr, non-public information of medical doctors and patients of Phetchabun Hospital was stolen and put on sale for 15,000 baht on the Raid Forum web site..