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NDTV
07-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Thailand Using Hacking Accusations To Damage Our Reputation: Cambodia
New Delhi: Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of a "malicious attempt" to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber-attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The Southeast Asian neighbours have been at loggerheads since a Cambodian soldier was killed in late May as troops exchanged fire in a disputed border region. Numerous crossings have been closed as Cambodia banned some Thai products, and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended last week pending an ethics probe into her conduct during the spat. Cambodia's communications ministry said Thai posts in Thailand were alleging "Cambodia engaged North Korean hackers to launch attacks against a few Thai institutions". "The Royal Government of Cambodia has no connection whatsoever with North Korean hacker groups," the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) said in a statement. "The MPTC considers this allegation to be a malicious attempt by Thailand to tarnish Cambodia's reputation on the international stage". It also issued a counter-claim that a Thai hacker group known as "BlackEye-Thai" attacked "nearly all of the Cambodian government's online systems" over the past two weeks, but said their attempts were "thwarted". Paetongtarn was suspended after the Constitutional Court found there was "sufficient cause to suspect" she breached ministerial ethics as she tried to quash the border feud. In a call with Cambodian ex-leader Hun Sen, she called him "uncle" and referred to a Thai military commander as her "opponent". A recording of the call, leaked from the Cambodian side, sparked allegations she had kowtowed to Phnom Penh and undermined the military. But the feud has continued since Paetongtarn's suspension. As a result of a cabinet reshuffle she organised just hours before being suspended, she is now Thailand's serving culture minister. In one of her first acts in that office on Friday, she halted the return of 20 ancient Khmer artefacts to Cambodia, citing funding issues despite pledging in April to hand them over. The border row between the countries dates back to the drawing of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier in the early 20th century, during the French occupation of Indochina. Violence sparked by the dispute has led to at least 28 deaths in the region since 2008, but the issue had died down in recent years until the flare-up in May.
The Star
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Cambodia dismisses Thai hacking allegations, cites own cyberattacks
The telecommunications ministry warned that a Thai hacker group identified as 'BlackEye-Thai' has launched multiple attacks on Cambodian government systems. - AI PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a strong warning to the public on Monday (July 7), regarding the spread of misinformation on social media, specifically the recent claims from Thailand alleging Cambodian involvement with North Korean hackers. In an official statement, the ministry categorically denied the accusations, stating that the Royal Government of Cambodia has 'no connection whatsoever with North Korean hacker groups'. The ministry described the allegations as 'a malicious attempt by Thailand to tarnish Cambodia's reputation on the international stage', and noted that similar accusations have been previously levelled. 'The ministry further revealed that, contrary to the Thai claims, a Thai hacker group identified as BlackEye-Thai has been regularly launching cyberattacks against nearly all of the Cambodian government's online systems over the past two weeks,' added the statement. The ministry reassured the public that these attempts were 'effectively thwarted by cybersecurity systems and have had only minor impacts'. Given these developments, the ministry urged the public to 'be aware of these facts and to pay utmost caution with regard to false information being disseminated on social media'. The statement underscored the ongoing tensions in the digital space between the two neighbouring kingdoms. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN
