Two-thirds of 500 cyberattacks on government websites last year were done by hackers who wanted to promote their online gambling services, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) revealed opn Friday
DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn said gambling sites embed their codes and scripts within public sector websites to expand hits and viewers whenever people access government websites to look for information or services.
One of the hackers’ main targets among the websites of 20 ministries and private sector bodies were educational sites, followed by those of public health agencies and local administrative offices, he added.
Mr Chaiwut said private sector websites were the hackers’ prime targets as…
