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MYSTERIOUS: Investor data breach cues sec action - You Need To See This

The SEC says personal information exposed in a data breach could potentially be exploited in phishing and social engineering scams. Investors should exercise caution when receiving emails, SMS messages or phone calls requesting personal, financial or account information.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is monitoring Thailand Securities Depository Co (TSD) after the country's central securities depository detected unauthorised access to personal data stored on its TSD Investor Portal.

Anek Yooyuen, deputy secretary-general and spokesman of the SEC, said the regulator received a preliminary incident report from TSD on July 26 after the company identified unauthorised access to its investor portal system.

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