Bangkok, Aug. 3 - Cyber police crack down on brokerage networks for buying-selling car registrations. Found outrageous behavior using the Department of Land Transport code. to modify the vehicle information to be worn on cars and Illegal motorcycle
The 16 registered cars were used as intermediaries seized by the Technology Crime Investigation Police (SAT) after arresting Mr. Sathien. Car registration book broker and Mr. Sisorn, middle agent Found that some cars There is an old condition, only the steel frame remains. but the owner wants the correct registration book to wear to bring the car out to use or some cars are in new condition But it was found that the car was not imported into Thailand. Therefore want to bring the registration book to wear to be a legitimate car
Mr. Chirut Wisanwit, Director-General of the Department of Land Transport, revealed that the Department had found anomalies in the vehicle registration system. The information has been modified to match the old cars. Or a total of 65 rare cars, most of which have not been allowed to be registered in Thailand since 2014. Of these, a total of 16 cars were found to be traded, with these two accused being the operators. And found that it started to enter the system by itself in the middle of 2022 and edited the data for the first car at the end of 2022
The accused had a career as a broker for car registrations, motorcycles, and had been in contact with the Department of Land Transport for more than 20 years until he became acquainted with the officers and remembered, took a photo, and took a photo of the officer's login password. Before entering to edit the details of the registered book To match the old car, the luxury car that will be worn, then use the method to report the lost car registration book. for the officer to issue a new car registration book which will be a book that the new car came out
The Director-General of the Department of Land Transport confirmed that at this time there were no Department of Land Transport officials involved. And no password has been found to be sold to the accused. But this time it was detected by the owner of the password himself. Any abnormalities are found, so inform them to check. There are 7 people who know the password to access this system and have access to the password. to edit the car information of only one officer Now a fact-finding committee has been set up. and financial routes in parallel If found to be involved in giving benefits to third parties, they will be subject to both disciplinary and criminal proceedings.
for memorizing the password of the accused The Director-General of the Department of Land Transport said that before, they would be able to access the Internet via LAN, but when facilitating staff using a tablet to enter the vehicle inspection system, they could log into the system via wifi and check. In an open area, outsiders may see the time when the officer can enter the system. But this password has to be changed every 3 months anyway. At this time, it has emphasized that the said units should be more careful. and distance between yourself and the service user
Police Colonel Suwatchai Srithongsuk, news analysis director of the Royal Thai Embassy, revealed that he used a personal notebook computer. Access the internet through the Department's WiFi. which the staff can access through this system as well Allowing third parties who log in to access the Internet into the system by the behavior of car registration sales, divided into 3 groups:
The first group will edit the information of the car wreck. It is the information of high-value cars. This group sells about 1 million baht.
The second group is people who buy a car registration book. to find a car that matches the information in the registration book then going to change the vehicle chassis number because it can be fixed at the car plate pump This group will sell cars for around 1 million baht and a car registration book for another 1 million baht, totaling 2 million baht.
The third group is a group with cars. and registration book but not registered therefore hired them to change the vehicle data with the Department of Land Transport by coordinating through the accused There is a replacement price of 1.4 – 2 million baht per car.
Police Lieutenant General Worawat Wat Nakorn Bancha The Police Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police revealed that a total of 35 searches were carried out across the country and 16 cars were seized by two suspects.
In which the offense of the accused began with the correction of the vehicle list in the vehicle inspection system. Then link the information to the vehicle registration system. Before requesting to copy a new vehicle registration book so that the information in the system matches the information of the vehicle in possession After that, the book will be sold to customers who collect old cars or antique cars.
Preliminary report charges under the Computer Crime Act to edit the information bringing fake data into the computer system and unauthorized access to the code There is a penalty of imprisonment of not more than 5 years and after this will be extended to other groups. In particular, the suspicious owner of the car will issue a summons to bring the car in for inspection. including making a letter to the Customs Department to importing cars and modifying cars .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency