Thailand's Transport Ministry: Data Leak Due to System Glitch, Not Hack; 63 Units Reset Passwords

Thailand's Ministry of Transport has clarified that a leak of transportation-related data was caused by a system glitch, not a cyberattack. The ministry has instructed 63 affected departments to reset their passwords. Furthermore, it announced its intention to take legal action against individuals or organizations that discovered the data leak but failed to report it to the authorities, or that have subsequently misused the information. The data leak is understood to stem from internal issues rather than a system hack. The Ministry of Transport is urgently reviewing and strengthening the security systems of related departments as a preventive measure against recurrence, and is also working to ensure thorough information management. The detailed mechanism of how the public's personal information and highly sensitive transportation data was leaked is currently under investigation. However, the importance of the legal framework regarding the obligation to report data discoveries and the proper handling of discovered information has been highlighted once again. Source: MGR Online (Business)