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The war against financial malware
Business, Published on 14/02/2018
» Financial threats are still profitable for cybercriminals and remain an enduring part of the threat landscape, according to Symantec, the US-based cybersecurity software and services provider. While ransomware tends to make more headlines, a more significant threat is posed by the likes of financial trojans that attack online banking, attacks against ATMs and fraudulent interbank transactions.
Computer Crimes Act and spam
Business, Published on 15/03/2018
» As the government seeks to elevate Thailand to the status of a high-income nation, the formation of a digital platform through the Thailand 4.0 programme is seen as an essential element of economic transformation. Its focus is on enhancing research and development, science and technology, and creative thinking and innovation.
Cyberthreats ratcheting up
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 03/04/2018
» Cybersecurity threats in Thailand are intensifying, the country's ranking dropping last year to 18th-worst from 25th in 2016, with cryptojacking in particular on the rise, says Symantec, a leading information security firm.
Twitter bots get political in Malaysia
Published on 21/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Just weeks before Malaysia goes to the polls, automated accounts known as bots are flooding Twitter with tens of thousands of pro-government and anti-opposition messages, according to a review of the tweets by Reuters and a US digital media research institute.
Hell for leather
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/04/2018
» It was a dark and stormy night.
Surge in anonymous Asia Twitter accounts sparks bot fears
AFP, Published on 22/04/2018
» HONG KONG - It has been being jokingly referred to as "Botmageddon". But a surge in new, anonymous Twitter accounts across swathes of Southeast and East Asia has deepened fears the region is in the throes of US-style mass social media manipulation.
Cybercrime website behind 4 million attacks taken down
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» THE HAGUE: A British and Dutch-led operation on Wednesday brought down a website linked to more than 4 million cyberattacks around the world, with banking giants among the victims, European law enforcement agencies said.
Zuckerberg plans Facebook dating service
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world's largest social network will soon include a new dating feature -- while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
As EU privacy law looms, debate swirls on cybersecurity impact
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - Days ahead of the implementation of a sweeping European privacy law, debate is swirling on whether the measure will have negative consequences for cybersecurity.
EU's new data protection rules come into effect
AFP, Published on 25/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: The European Union's new data protection laws came into effect on Friday, with Brussels saying the changes will protect consumers from being like "people naked in an aquarium".