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Police on alert for digital wallet scams
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/08/2024
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has adopted more technology to improve its work and services, including monitoring operations to prevent scams related to the government's digital wallet scheme.
Family lost almost B9m in 'scam' by 'bogus model agent'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/07/2024
» A family in the northern province of Phrae is pursuing legal action against a woman who claimed she could secure a contract for the family's two pre-teen daughters to be part of a TV commercial along with K-pop star Lisa Manobal, defrauding them out of almost 9 million baht.
Worldwide IT outage was digital red flag
Business, Published on 29/07/2024
» The worldwide IT outage on July 19 caused by a faulty software update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings has served as a wake-up call to local organisations that it's time to ensure their systems are better prepared to deal with the unexpected.
Proactive cybersecurity steps deemed essential
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/07/2024
» Taking proactive measures in cybersecurity through penetration testing and staying informed about emerging threats will help organisations minimise impacts from attackers amid a fast-changing landscape of threats, said Gregory Pickett, chief executive of Hellfire Security and also a white hat hacker.
Rebooting the Asean Regional Forum
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/07/2024
» When Asean foreign ministers met in Singapore in 1994, they all concurred that dialogue and consultations on political and security issues among major powers and Asean members would be essential in preserving peace and stability in the Asean region. A year later, the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) held its inaugural meeting, which took place in Bangkok and had 18 members, including the Asean 10.
CrowdStrike shares tumble 13% on IT outage impact
Reuters, Published on 22/07/2024
» Shares of CrowdStrike plunged 13% on Monday, extending their loss-making streak, after Wall Street analysts downgraded the stock on concerns over the financial fallout from a global cyber outage last week.
Australia warns of malicious websites after cyber outage
Published on 21/07/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that "malicious websites and unofficial code" were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global digital outage, which hit media, retailers, banks and airlines.
Plans needed to mitigate future tech outages
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/07/2024
» The global computing outage on Friday caused by a faulty software update underscores the need for the public and private sectors in Thailand to have business continuity plans to ensure their operations are not interrupted, says the head of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA).
Fix delivered for tech outage that caused chaos worldwide
Published on 19/07/2024
» The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has deployed a fix for a software problem that triggered one of the biggest tech outages the world has ever seen, affecting industries ranging from airlines to banking and healthcare worldwide, the company’s CEO said on Friday.
A new low in online scams
Life, James Hein, Published on 17/07/2024
» According to the Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), scammers are now targeting scam victims with fake offers to help them recover from scams. The con is to use information from those scammed in the past and approach these people with an offer to recover the funds they have lost for, of course, an up-front fee.