Digital Ministry seeks MFA mandate after 221m login records exposed

Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is accelerating efforts to address data leaks, with short-term measures due to be submitted to the Cabinet on August 11 alongside plans for a broader overhaul of the country’s data-security systems.

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said the ministry had gathered information to assess the structure, sources and system vulnerabilities associated with leaked data, giving authorities a clearer picture of the scale of the problem.