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DES crackdown aims to close more illegal gambling sites
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/12/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has vowed to shut down more illegal online gambling sites.
NBTC, police roll out SIM crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/11/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the Royal Thai Police, has begun aggressively trying to trace 41,398 phone numbers reported as under suspicion of being used in relation to an offence or by mule SIM cards.
Commission prepares 'do not call list' app
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/11/2023
» The Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is developing a national "do not call list" as an option to help people block calls and text messages from unwanted numbers, aiming to tackle call centre scams.
Data protection agency readies 'do not call list' app
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/11/2023
» The Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is developing a "national do not call list" as an option for people to block unwanted calls and text messages and fend off call centre scammers.
New centre aims to tackle online scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/11/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry kicked off operations yesterday for the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC), a one-stop service point to tackle rampant online scams.
Push for more data protection officers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/10/2023
» Around 20,000 enterprises and state agencies are required to have data protection officers (DPOs) this year to help them avoid possible compliance failure with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
AIS joins 'Welcome Back' drive
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/10/2023
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is joining forces with Advanced Info Service (AIS) to launch the "Welcome Back to Thailand" campaign to attract foreign tourists, offering "Amazing Thailand" SIM cards with several digital services and privileges.
Centre to help battle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has teamed up with the cyber crime police and related agencies to establish the Anti Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) as a one stop service point the public can utilise to deal with cases of online fraud.
Online fraud law sees incidents fall
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2023
» The combined value of damage caused by online fraud in Thailand has continued to rise, even though the number of victims has declined to an average of 580 complaints per day, from 800 earlier this year, thanks to a new law tackling cybercrime, according to the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
Thai firms see least disruptive attacks
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/09/2023
» Compared with other countries across Asean, Thai corporations experienced the least number of disruptive attacks in the region during the past year, with 22% of organisations reporting an increase in incidents of 50% or more, according to global cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks.