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Ministry strives to shut down hacker's website

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) will ask the court to close down a website that hacked the personal information of 55 million Thais after finding more clues about the hacker.

According to media reports, a hacker named "9Near" posted on BreachForum -- a website where personal data leaked from state agencies and private companies is sold and bought -- that he had obtained the personal data of 55 million Thais, including names, surnames, addresses, birthdates, ID card numbers and telephone numbers.

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