In Phuket, there has been an arrest in relation to the sale of personal data extracted from gambling websites. This dramatic event unfolded yesterday, as Thai Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers yesterday swooped down on their unsuspecting target at about 12.30pm.
The suspect, only identified as 28 year old Phadungkiat, was apprehended in the Mueang District, as detailed in a recent CCIB update. A graduate of a Faculty of Engineering university, majoring in computer science, Phadungkiat played a role as a system administrator for a virtual gambling website.
Under the authority of a warrant sanctioned by the Phuket Provincial Court, the cyber sleuths arrested Phadungkiat. The offences he was engaged in violated the Computer Crime Act 2007, the Gambling Act 1935, and the Personal Data Protection Act 2019 (PDPA), as stated by the CCIB…
