CCIB Probes Government Leader Data Leak from DLT and DOPA

Khaosod•Society•19d ago

Reader Briefing

The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau is investigating a leak of government leaders' personal data sourced from the Department of Land Transport and the Department of Provincial Administration.

•Police have established a specialized working group to track perpetrators of a data leak involving government leaders.
•The leaked data was found to have originated from the Department of Land Transport and the Department of Provincial Administration.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society filed a formal complaint on August 4.
•Police intend to interrogate relevant officials from both affected departments to find the cause of the leak.

Overview

•On August 4, Pachara Anantasilp, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, assigned representatives to file a complaint with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.
•Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr, Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, ordered the establishment of a working group to handle the case.
•Pol. Maj. Gen. Thinnakorn Rangmat, Deputy Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, was appointed as the head of the investigation team.
•The investigation found that the leaked personal information of government leaders originated from systems belonging to the Department of Land Transport and the Department of Provincial Administration.
•The working group will summon officials responsible for the information technology systems of the Department of Land Transport and the Department of Provincial Administration for detailed interrogation.
•The interrogations aim to verify the origin, access logs, and the actual cause of the data leak.

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Key Entities

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr(พล.ต.ท.สุรพล เปรมบุตร)

Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau.

Pachara Anantasilp(นายพชร อนันตศิลป์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Thinnakorn Rangmat(พล.ต.ต.ทินกร รังมาตย์)

Deputy Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau and head of the investigation team.

Organization

Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau(บช.สอท.)

The police agency responsible for investigating the leak of government leaders' data.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry that filed a complaint regarding the data leak.

Department of Land Transport(กรมการขนส่งทางบก)

One of the agencies whose system was identified as the source of the leaked data.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

One of the agencies whose system was identified as the source of the leaked data.