( August 11, 2026, 06:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society plans to review around 30,000 government information systems and propose mandatory multi-factor authentication measures as part of efforts to strengthen protection of personal data held by public agencies. The measures follow an investigation by Thailand’s cybersecurity agency that identified more than 200 million instances of leaked user data linked to Thailand, including leaks associated with government and private-sector systems. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said the review, expected to take about 15 days, will identify systems that remain in use and those that should be shut down. As a short-term measure, it will ask the cabinet to require government agencies to change usernames and passwords used to access their systems and introduce multi-factor authentication to reduce risks from stolen or leaked credentials. Statement follows (in Thai). ...
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