Bodies urged to look at risks after hack
The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) office has asked 15 public organisations which have huge amounts of personal data to re-assess their risks, and will set up a joint committee to boost their security systems, said the committee’s secretary-general Siwaruk Siwamogsatham.
The PDPC was founded to oversee personal data protection under the Personal Data Protection Act.
The move came after a hacker named “9Near” posted on BreachForum — a website where personal data leaked from state agencies and private companies is…