After personal information of non-CDM employees was leaked on social media in mid-July, ministries under the Military Commission have stepped up data security measures, according to a civil service official in Naypyidaw.

Following the data leak, office computers were secured with passwords, and employees were required to sign declarations acknowledging that they would face disciplinary action if any data was leaked, a Naypyidaw civil servant told Mizzima.

“That list was quite shocking — all ministries were summoned to sign and commit,” he said.

Personal information of employees under the Military Commission, along with internal office communications, began circulating on Facebook on 17 July.

The Military Commission and its affiliates have remained silent on the leak, but security measures within the ministries have been tightened, the official said.

The leaked data included employees’ names, positions, departments, and even home addresses, sparking a sense of insecurity among staff, the official added.

“It definitely created a sense of insecurity,” the official said.

In the wake of the leaks, the Military Commission also enacted a cybersecurity law in late July, aimed at securing cyber resources, protecting critical information infrastructure, and regulating the use of electronic data.

The leak on social media involved 37,701 files totaling 27 gigabytes (GB), containing personal information of over 100,000 personnel working under the Military Commission.

A source in Naypyidaw told Mizzima that the data breach originated from the Civil Services Affairs Department’s database under the Union Civil Service Board, following a hack by hackers.