Hackers Steal Customers’ Details At Bank Of Thailand

Hackers Steal Customers’ Details At Bank Of Thailand

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has confirmed that hackers have

stolen information of more than 120,000 customers in a massive

data breach into two major commercial banks.

Cybersecurity operators at BOT have vowed to step up security

measures and oversight after Kasikornbank and Krung Thai Bank

reported cyber-attacks during the Buddhist Lent holiday.

However, executives of both banks said no suspicious

transactions took place.

Krung Thai Bank President Payong Srivanich said hackers used

“advanced hacking techniques” to obtain personal data from

20,000 customers who had applied for credit online.

According to the bank’s website, customers applying for loans or

lines of credit need to provide a copy of their ID card and census

registration, including income and bank statements.

Payong said the bank was able to immediately stop the hacking

after the bank’s IT Division reported suspicious activities of

stealing data.

“Krung Thai Bank quickly had cybersecurity expert to stop the breach and therefore no damages have been reported so far.

“However customers who were affected were quickly notified,” said Payong.

Pipit Aneaknithi, president of Kasikornbank, said hackers obtained data from about 3,000 corporate customers who use an online bank guarantee service.

Pipit said he believes the hackers were local bred and had the cybersecurity expert quickly block access into the bank’s internal data.

“The data that might have been leaked was public information of the customers including company’s name and contact details,” said Pipit, “there have been no reports of suspicious transactions from the hack.”

Pipit said he promises compensation to those affected.

Thai Bankers Association President Predee Daochai said with the advanced technology in the Internet of Things, it is necessary to find more advanced levels in cybersecurity in the face of a rising global threat of cyber intrusion.