Computer crime cops today arrested a hacker accused of stealing and trying to sell the personal information of nearly everyone in Thailand, a suspect who turned out to be none other than an army soldier in northwest metro Bangkok.
Police obtained a warrant to arrest a Sgt. Maj. Khemarat – last name withheld as is often the case when perps are from the armed forces – for allegedly stealing the information of more than 55 million people including ID numbers, names, birth dates, home addresses, and telephone numbers.
Operating under the name “9 Near,” the hacker initially announced he would sell the data and then later threatened to release it all online by this past Wednesday.
Although some had doubted he really had data on what amounts to nearly 80% of the nation’s population, officers confirmed Khemarat had it in his possession and had the means to obtain…
