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
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Working women are the biggest target of cyberattacks
LATEST POLICE statistics show two out of three cybercrime victims who reported to police from March 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 were working women in the 22-59 age bracket and not the elderly and youths who are frequently in the news after being scammed, TV Channel 7 said today (July 29). Pol. Maj.
Read morePM orders crackdown on cybercrime in 30 days
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Apr. 1) ordered for the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to crack down on suspected online criminals within a 30-day period from now. During his official visit to the CCIB headquarters, the prime minister instructed CCIB chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Watnakornbancha to immediately take
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 more100,000 AIS customers hit after attack by hackers
ADVANCED Info Service Plc (AIS) said today (Feb. 18) that 100,000 of its customers’ data had been leaked after employees’ computers were hacked but correction had been made with the cell phone carrier’s system and business operations not compromised, Thai Rath newspaper said. Mr. Prathana Leelapanang, CEO of AIS, said investigation of the cybercrime revealed
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