An army sergeant who claimed to have the personal data of 55 million Thais surrendered yesterday, admitting he obtained the information from the dark web.
SM2 Khemarat Boonchuai, 33, was brought to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) yesterday after being reported missing without leave at the Army Transportation Department since April 3.
SM2 Khemarat, who called himself 9near, boasted to have held the personal data of 55 million Thais and had asked for a ransom in exchange for the information. While being arrested, SM2 Khemarat refused to talk about the incident.
Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn quoted SM2 Khemarat as saying he bought the data from a…
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