Thailand data leaks in 65,000 government and private systems

Khaosod•Politics•64d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob announced that over 200 million cumulative login credentials in Thailand have been leaked across government and private systems.

•Ministry of Digital Economy and Society identified leaks in approximately 30,000 government systems and over 35,000 private sector systems.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob will propose cybersecurity measures to the Cabinet on August 11.
•The government aims to cleanse systems and close unnecessary ones within 15 days.
•Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and forced password resets for all government systems will be implemented.

Overview

•Thailand has over 200 million cumulative leaked logins, with leaks found in approximately 30,000 government systems and over 35,000 private sector systems.
•On August 10, 2026, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society held a press conference on elevating government agency measures to protect citizen data.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob will present cybersecurity measures to the Cabinet on August 11 to push for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and immediate password changes in government systems.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob stated recent citizen data leaks were caused by Credential Leaks rather than direct cyber security hacks.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society will inspect approximately 30,000 government systems, including active, inactive, and backend systems.
•Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob set a target to complete system cleansing and close unnecessary systems within 15 days.
•The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society plans to call over 300 ministries and department-level agencies to review systems and incorporate Cyber Security and Digitalization into KPIs.

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Key Quotes

Chaiyanok Chidchob

"Resetting passwords is only a short-term measure to buy time because new passwords can still be stolen."

การรีเซ็ตรหัสผ่านเป็นเพียงมาตรการระยะสั้นเพื่อซื้อเวลา เพราะรหัสผ่านใหม่ก็สามารถถูกขโมยได้อีก

Key Entities

Person

Chaiyanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for overseeing digital economy and society initiatives.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body to which cybersecurity measures will be proposed.