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Man sold data of 2m people to betting sites

The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has arrested a man for selling the personal data of two million people to online gambling websites.

CCIB chief Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakhonbancha said police arrested Padungkiat Somsoo, 27, a Phuket local who, since 2022, had sold the personal data of two million people via Facebook private groups.

Mr Padungkiat was arrested in Trang province. However, police also raided his home on Vichitsongkram Road in Kathu district of Phuket and confiscated his mobile phone, laptop, bank passbooks and data storage devices.

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