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Bangkok Post among 300 victims of ransomware attack

Internet Thailand says no ransom was paid and most services would be restored by late Wednesday

The Bangkok Post website was inaccessible for most of Wednesday, along with the sites of hundreds of other internet service users, due to a rare ransomware attack, according to its long-standing service provider.

Internet Thailand (Inet) Plc reported on Wednesday that it experienced a ransomware attack on its hypervisor management system for the first time, affecting 300 out of its 2,500 clients. The company aimed to fully restore services to the affected parties by midnight on Wednesday.

“This is the first time that Inet has faced a cybersecurity attack of this magnitude, requiring the restoration of clients’ systems,” said Inet CEO Morragot…

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