Chaiyanok reveals source of ID card data leak

Thairath•Politics•9d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiyanok Chidchob reports that a data leak of government leaders' personal information was caused by a single IP address and not hacking.

•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob stated that the data leak resulted from an account login from a single IP address and location.
•The leak involved personal ID card information of government leaders.
•The affected system has been closed to prevent further data leaks.
•The incident was addressed by Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob at Government House on August 5, 2026.

Overview

•On August 5, 2026, at 10:10 AM, Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob spoke at Government House regarding the leak of government leaders' personal data.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob stated that the incident was not a hack but involved an account being used to log in twice from a single IP address and location.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob confirmed that the system has been closed to prevent additional data from leaking.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob expressed belief that there is a high possibility of political involvement based on the observed behavior, though a final conclusion awaits full investigation.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob requested the public to wait for the technical team to complete the investigation before announcing full details to avoid inaccuracies.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob clarified that the image of himself appearing in the leaked data is an old photo from a previous ID card.

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Key Entities

Person

Chaiyanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The ministry headed by Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob gave the statement on August 5, 2026.