By Channel News Asia (CNA) SINGAPORE: Multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip reported a “major outage” affecting most of its services on Monday (Oct. 19). At about 11 a.m., 19 of its 23 services in Singapore were affected, including wallet top-ups, currency exchange and payment authentication, according to its website. Services in Thailand were also hit by
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Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
By AP and published by Yahoo!News IN A summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another. Could a swarm of AI agents take over the entire internet? It’s a
Read morePublic urged to urgently update mobile phones
THE National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) warned mobile phone users to urgently update their devices by Aug. 30 to prevent cybercrime, TV Channel 7 said last night (Aug. 12). Cell phone users were urged to check and update their phone number information through channels specified by their service providers by Aug. 30. Should
Read moreLesson from Tehran: Unsecured surveillance cameras are a tool for opponents
AMID the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, a warning was issued in Thailand about unsecured CCTV systems as the Israeli intelligence had access to almost all of Tehran’s traffic camera networks for years and thus were able to create a “pattern of life” of both the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his
Read more‘DE-fence’ app launched to prevent phone and SMS scams
A FREE downloadable application named “DE-fence” has been launched by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE) to prevent and disrupt phone and SMS scams, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Jan. 16). Mr. Wethang Puangsap, secretary-general of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission and the ministry’s spokesperson, said this digital tool has been
Read moreSEC launching TouristDigiPay this quarter
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is launching the TouristDigiPay scheme to help foreign tourists convert their digital assets to Thai baht for spending during their holiday here this very quarter, which is the peak tourism season, PPTVHD said today (Nov. 6). The scheme will be tested by SEC and partner agencies over the
Read moreAmazon’s cloud services hit by hours-long global outage
By Agencies and published by CNA A GLOBAL outage hit Amazon’s cloud services for several hours on Monday (Oct. 20), the subsidiary of the US tech giant said, disrupting many websites and services, including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat and Duolingo. The maintenance site for Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it took some
Read moreCambodia denies hiring North Korean hackers to hit Thailand
THE Cambodian government today (July 7) strongly refuted media reports that it had hired North Korean hackers to launch cyberattacks on Thai institutions, according to a report published by Khmer Times newspaper. The Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a statement denying having any connection with North Korean hacker groups while accusing a
Read moreThai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US
By AP and published by Yahoo!News THAI officials said Wednesday (May 14) they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at Klong Toey port, one of the biggest lots they have found this year. The waste, which came in 10 large containers, was declared as mixed metal scrap but
Read morePolice crack down on illegal cryptocurrency exchange network
THE Central Investigation Bureau police kicked off “Operation Crypto Phantom” by raiding eight shops in Phuket, Chonburi and Bangkok that were secretly providing digital asset exchange services without going through the authorised exchange centre in order to dodge taxes with this leading to cash flowing to various illegal businesses, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr.
Read moreWhite House evaluates China AI app DeepSeek’s affect on national security
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US officials are looking at the national security implications of the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday (Jan. 28). The National Security Council is reviewing the implications of the app, she said. “This is a wakeup call to
Read moreCabinet nod to toughen law on call centres and cybercrimes
THE CABINET today (Jan. 28) approved a draft to amend the cybercrime decree and give officials absolute power to arrest, revoke and increase punishment with banking apps and mobile networks no longer able to shirk responsibility, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Jirayu Huangtrakul, the Prime Minister’s Office spokesman, said this amendment to the Royal Decree
Read moreDES Ministry to shut down Jagat coin hunt app.
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MINISTRY OF DIGITAL ECONOMY & Society will be formally suggested to shut down an Indonesia-based coin hunt app. due to its illegal, online gambling activity. Cyber police will sooner than later call on the Ministry of Digital Economy & Society to terminate the Jagat app. which has been operating
Read moreJagat coin hunt gamers alerted
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CELLPHONE USERS, mostly adolescents, have been alerted today (Jan.21) to not get ripped off unawares whilst playing a coin hunt game anywhere. A large number of cellphone users have already been tempted since last week to register an Indonesia-based Jagat app which reportedly offers cash awards for those who may
Read moreOppo, Realme apologise after warning over loan app
AFTER the Thai Consumers Council issued a warning about the dangers of illegal applications that are not part of Google Play Store especially one name Fineasy that offers loans and comes pre-installed on Oppo and Realme devices and cannot be deleted the two companies issued an apology and said they were quickly fixing the
Read moreScammers hitting shopkeepers by showing fake QR code payment slips
MANY shopkeepers at a Rayang market cheated by scammers who buy lots of products and then show fake QR code payment slips on their mobile phones warned others to be careful, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 10). CCTV cameras inside P. Charoenphan shop at Ban Phe market in Rayong city filmed a male
Read more‘True’ warns customers not to fall for fake circular sent by scammers
AS SOME customers of True Corporation Plc have received letters in TrueMove H’s name and emblazoned with its logo the communications giant issued a warning not to be taken in as this is the work of scammers, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Nov. 28). The scam letter invites customers to directly contact police by
Read moreAgency checking Black Canyon after hackers hit its Line account
THE Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is checking the hacking of Black Canyon chain restaurant’s Line account to determine the cause of the breach in order to resolve the problem and prevent it happening again, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 4). A message was posted on Black Canyon’s Facebook page reassuring
Read moreDeep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?
By AP and published by Yahoo!News THE SMALL plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in a house beyond any town in rural Kansas, Dove used the little black device to keep in touch with her husband as he delivered medical
Read moreApple’s new iPhone will catapult the tech trendsetter into the age of AI
By AP and published by Yahoo!News APPLE’S ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up its frequently dim-witted assistant Siri to creating customised emojis on the fly. The new era will dawn today (Sep. 9) with the unveiling of the hotly
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