The Kudjok Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) has formed a fact-finding committee to investigate offensive posts and comments targeting the media. Preliminary checks found no staff member accounts involved. They are preparing to collect evidence to report the incident to cybercrime police authorities in charge of technology crimes in Nonthaburi Province.
The incident began when Thanyarat Thamoi, a PPTV news anchor, posted key news summaries on her personal Facebook, covering topics such as the conflict in Myanmar, chemical contamination spreading from Prachinburi to Chachoengsao, protests at the Government House, and political issues. Later, offensive comments appeared from the Facebook account of Kudjok Subdistrict Administrative Organization in Chai Nat Province, sparking public debate and suspicion on social media that the page administrator might have forgotten to switch accounts on the evening of 7 Nov 2026.
Subsequently, the Kudjok SAO posted on Facebook tagging Thanyarat, stating: “Regarding the inappropriate comments made from the Kudjok SAO Facebook page, the chief of the Kudjok SAO has ordered a fact-finding investigation and assigned officials to urgently file a police report at the local station. Further updates will be provided.”
Later, Thanyarat posted that the chief administrative officer of Kudjok SAO sent her an apology via Messenger, explaining that the system may have been hacked. He added that they are awaiting evidence of the hack and emphasized that journalists should not provoke officials. Currently, they are waiting for proof of the hacking incident.
The offensive posts were not limited to Kudjok SAO alone; several other SAOs across various provinces—about four to five agencies—also experienced similar unauthorized comments.
On 9 Nov 2026, reporters visited Kudjok SAO, where officials confirmed they had set up a committee to investigate and audited the Facebook accounts of all employees and executives. They are gathering evidence to file a complaint with the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD). The initial review found no staff accounts had accessed the Kudjok SAO Facebook page.
Furthermore, Benjapol Chanakul, the chief of Kudjok SAO, together with staff from the administrative office, inspected all office computers. They discovered that at least five other SAO pages were hacked and used to post similar offensive comments.
Saowalak Sukanon, a Kudjok SAO staff member responsible for managing the Facebook page, explained that she usually posts news or event updates. She learned of the hack around midnight on 8 Nov 2026 when her sister called to ask if she had posted on the page, as a Facebook controversy was unfolding. She had been asleep and was unaware until she saw offensive posts on the page. She reported this to the chief of the administrative office, who also manages the page, but they could not control the page because access is limited to office computers only.
The next morning, they began fixing the system. While officials were working on the back-end, they contacted the PPTV journalist. However, someone else again posted offensive comments. All officials denied posting or controlling these comments. Currently, Kudjok SAO has changed all Facebook account passwords.
Benjapol Chanakul, chief of Kudjok SAO, apologized to the journalist for the offensive comments. He affirmed the innocence of all officials and said a committee was set up to investigate whether any staff were involved. Initial checks found no staff member connected to the incident.
Korkwan Thepjinda, chief administrative officer of Kudjok SAO, said that once the incident became known on social media, they promptly instructed officials to inspect all office computers from the date of the incident, check whether page administrators posted content, and had the administrative office file a police report. Currently, they are verifying all staff and executives—about 30 people—checking their phones for any misuse of the office Facebook page.
They are collecting all evidence to report to the Technology Crime Suppression Division in Nonthaburi. The complaint will state that unauthorized persons accessed the Kudjok SAO Facebook page, causing harm to other organizations and their own office. This will be filed today. Regarding the three page administrators, all have been questioned and denied involvement.
Thiraphat Nuthong, head of the administrative office at Kudjok SAO, said they have already filed a police report. The police advised that since they are not direct victims, they must identify the responsible person inside the organization who hacked and posted the offensive messages. Kudjok SAO is gathering mobile phone usage data from all personnel as evidence. The page is managed by three people: himself and two administrative staff.
They have renamed the page from “Kudjok Subdistrict Administrative Organization” to “Kudjok SAO” and changed all passwords to prevent further unauthorized access. During the password change, the hackers launched another wave of offensive posts. Normally, the page rarely posts messages or photos except for official activities. They did not record videos as they were shocked and acted quickly to fix the situation to prevent escalation. The damage spread widely due to shares. They stress that the perpetrator is mentally unstable; no government officials were involved or had any motive to do this.