By Reuters and published by US News & World Report A SOFTWARE update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday (July 19), grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. An update to a product offered by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the trigger, affecting
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Warning not to click Phuket shooting spam message
THE Facebook page “Phuket Info Center” posted a warning to not click a spam message that many people have been killed in a shooting incident on the tourist island, Naewna newspaper said this evening (July 8). The page operators warned that this urgent message is being spread to trick people into clicking the link
Read more70 million baht Bitcoin mining rig seized in Samut Sakhon raid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BITCOIN MINING activity was today (May 1) found illegally operating at a disguised factory in Samut Sakhon, police said. Seized in the police raid on the abandoned, unnamed ice-making factory in Tajin area of the capital district of Samut Sakhon were 690 computers and 17 mainframes allegedly used for
Read moreCentral bank says Thais among top target of cyber criminals in Asia
THE BANK of Thailand revealed that Thais are among cyber criminals favourite targets in Asia and as these scammers continuously come up with new tactics it led to a total of 56,746 online fraud cases in January this year with 3.981 billion baht being stolen, Matichon newspaper said today (Mar. 24). Mr. Pinyo Tripetcharaporn,
Read moreGoogle restricts AI chatbot Gemini from answering queries on global elections
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE is restricting AI chatbot Gemini from answering questions about the global elections set to happen this year, the Alphabet-owned firm said today (Mar. 12), as it looks to avoid potential missteps in the deployment of the technology. The update comes at a time when advancements in generative
Read moreThree more cyber scammers nabbed in police sweep
FOLLOWING the recent arrest of two fraudsters who sold personal data of millions of people to the dark web, cyber police today (Nov. 6) revealed they had apprehended three more scammers with one of them having written a programme to bypass facial scan and steal large sums of money from the victims’ bank accounts,
Read morePadipat pushes for Cloud servers system at parliament
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY HOUSE SPEAKER PADIPAT Santipada said today (Sep.27) he plans to push for use of a Cloud servers system at parliament. The deputy House speaker, who concurrently performs as a Move Forward MP of Phitsanulok, confirmed that he will put forward his initiative for the legislative branch to apply a
Read moreBrazil robot helps farmers scout, spray and protect crops, developer says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance Sao Paulo – Brazilian agriculture startup Solinftec plans to accelerate deliveries of its farming robot in Brazil and in the United States, CEO Britaldo Hernandez said in an interview, in a sign of growing demand for “precision agriculture” tools in two of the world’s largest food producers. Sold
Read moreThree Thai parties have joined Threads
By BBC and Sanook.com MOVE FORWARD, Pheu Thai and Thai Sang Thai parties have already joined the new Threads app after it was launched yesterday (June 5) by Meta, which owns both Facebook and Instagram, with the latter having built the new social media platform, Sanook.com said this evening. While Pheu Thai and Thai
Read moreIllegal telecommunication devices seized in shopping mall raid
CYBER crime police together with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and Excise Department officials today (May 28) raided a well-known shopping centre in Pathumwan area and seized a large amount of illegal telecommunication equipment, TV Channel 7 said. The team searched the fourth floor of this shopping centre and seized 157 illegal
Read moreGang of drivers caught using Stingrays to send fake links and steal cash
CYBER crime police arrested a gang of drivers who have been going around Bangkok and its vicinity and sending text messages with fake financial institution links to mobile phones by using Stingrays, of false base stations, and had stolen over 175 million baht from their victims, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 25).
Read more9near hacker surrenders, being quizzed
AN ARMY officer whose alias is 9near and had hacked and obtained personal data of 55 million Thais which he intended to sell online was brought by a team of soldiers to surrender to Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), or cyber police, this morning (Apr. 12), Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said. Sergeant Major
Read moreYoung Thai man’s toilet-pinning app goes viral
A BRIGHT YOUNG Thai man has created a useful app where users can pin public toilets in various areas for others to find and use in an emergency after having direct experience searching for one in the summer heat, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 8). Facebook user Mr. Settasit Settagaroon wrote about two
Read more9near hacker is an army sergeant, has been nabbed
CYBER police have arrested an army sergeant on the charges of using the alias 9near to hack and then threaten to release personal data of 55 million Thai citizens, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 7). The suspect, only identified as Mr. Khemarat who is a resident of Nonthaburi, had obtained the name and
Read moreHacker holding personal data of 55 million people is a Thai: Minister
CYBER police now know that the hacker whose pseudonym is 9near and had threatened to release personal data of 55 million Thai citizens is a Thai, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 3). Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn said the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), or cyber police, believes the Thai hacker’s
Read moreThais got 17 million scam calls in 2022, 45% phone numbers leaked
THE total number of scam calls made to Thais last year jumped by 165% to 17 million while over 45% of phone numbers in this country, or 13.5 million, had been leaked, according to Gogolook, the Taiwan-based developer of caller identification app Whoscall, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 31). In its annual report Gogolook
Read moreGoogle parent Alphabet to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE’S parent Alphabet Inc said on Friday (Jan. 20) it is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares rose almost 4 percent in pre-market trading. The cuts
Read moreMicrosoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify
By Reuters and published by Euronews.com MICROSOFT Corp on Wednesday (Jan. 18) said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud-computing customers dissect their spending and the company braces for potential recession. The layoff, far larger than cuts by Microsoft last year, pile on to tens of thousands of
Read more‘Open Sky” app for requesting permission to fly drones unveiled
A PILOT project to kick off an app called “Open Sky” for those who want to fly drones in Bangkok and nearby areas to conveniently request permission to do so was unveiled today (Sept. 1), Matichon newspaper said. This project is a collaboration between Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai),the Civil Aviation Authority of
Read morePegasus phone spyware used to target 30 Thai activists, cyber watchdogs say
By Reuters and published by CNA plus The FCPA Blog AT LEAST 30 Thai political activists have been hacked using Israeli surveillance spyware Pegasus, according to a joint investigation by human rights and cyber monitoring groups, which suspect the attacks were launched locally. The probe by Thai human rights group iLaw, Southeast Asian internet watchdog
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