NCSA investigates two data leakage episodesThe National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) has confirmed the personal data of 106 million international travellers to Thailand was exposed online last month, but was quickly secured by authorities, with no sale of the data on underground websites. NCSA is also investigating the reported leakage of personal data from 15 million user records on e-commerce platform Shopee. Gp Capt Amorn Chomchoey, acting secretary-general of NCSA, said Thai authorities were alerted to the leak of travellers' data from a white hacker detecting the unsecured database. According to Comparitech, Thai authorities responded quickly to the disclosure, but the firm had no indication of how long the data was exposed prior to being indexed. He said the Personal Data Protection Act, slated for enforcement in June 2022, would be useful because it authorises fines for those who leak personal data.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2021 23:37 UTC