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Following Apple's October 29 wave of threat notifications warning potential spyware targets in 99 countries, Thai officials met with Apple representatives to discuss the alerts sent to local politicians. Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob said receiving an alert doesn't confirm a device was compromised, and authorities have no evidence linking the attempts to NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
Thai authorities in Kanchanaburi province discovered a 48-core fiber optic cable strung across the Myanmar border, funneling about 6 terabytes of data daily to an illegal casino and suspected scam center. The cable ran from two village homes using bandwidth equivalent to hundreds of households, officials said, with a resident allegedly paid roughly $20 a day to host the line.
Thailand's government has asked operators of 49 data centers under construction to voluntarily halt work while officials draft comprehensive legislation covering the industry, according to NESDC secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan. The country currently lacks specific laws for data centers, resulting in loopholes such as facilities being zoned as warehouses next to hospitals, and officials plan to spend about a month drafting rules after gathering data from agencies through September 11.