Suspected hacker denies involvement
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A software programmer from Nakhon Si Thammarat province met with police on Friday and denied he had defaced the PM's Office website and left a derogatory message on Wednesday.
Narongrit Suksarn, alias Talek Windows 98 SE, 29, said he agreed to meet police so as to declare his innocence over allegations that he hacked into PM’s Office website.
He said the accusations might have emanated from the wellknown hackers’ team, Unlimited Hack Team, with whom he has previously been in conflict. “I also gave a clue to police as to the real hacker because I am knowledgeable about computers and have also lectured about hacking. I know how to trace a hacker.”
He also denied earlier reports that he used to hack the website of Channel 3.
Technology Crime Suppression Division’s commander Pol Maj Gen Pisit Paoin told reporters Narongrit had been summoned to talk to police, saying he was just one of the suspects. The police have a list of about 20 hackers who they suspect might have been involved.
Given Nargonrit’s knowledge of hacking, police wanted his help in tracking down the real hacker, through what is known as the “hackercatcheshacker” method. Police would search his house and computer as they continued to gather evidence. However, he admitted it would be difficult to collect digital evidence.
Hacking is an offence under the Computer Crime Act punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to Bt100,000 or both. The hacker could also be penalised for posting defamatory messages, he added.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra earlier said the attack might have just been a test of the website’s security and was not related to her recent speech in Mongolia, in which she described her brother, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as a political victim.
