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Cybercriminals increasingly prey on small firms
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/12/2025
» Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals, who exploit them for supply chain attacks or demand a ransom for their data.
Bid to spur scam crackdown
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/10/2025
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will amend the second version of the emergency decree on the prevention and suppression of technology crime to allow Thai authorities to act against suspected sources of cross-border online scams by using white-hat hackers and proactive measures to address scam activities targeting Thailand.
Online complaints surge by 20% as threats spread
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/09/2025
» The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (Etda) has reported a sharp rise in online complaints during the first eight months of 2025, with more than 27,000 cases filed, an increase of 20.1% year-on-year.
New law holds banks, telecoms, social media companies responsible for scams
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/04/2025
» A new emergency decree took effect on Sunday that requires financial institutions, telecom operators and social media platform owners to share responsibility for failing to curb scams.
Planting seeds of sustainability: Grab's carbon offset journey
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/09/2024
» As the spectre of global boiling looms large, innovative partnerships offer a beacon of hope. Grab, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, and EcoMatcher, a technology-driven tree-planting platform, have forged an alliance in an effort to combat climate change.
National AI strategy outlines 6 projects
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/03/2024
» Building an artificial intelligence (AI) workforce and the creation of a Thai large language model (ThaiLLM) are among the six proposed flagship projects under the second phase of the national AI strategy and action plan.
Gogolook chooses Thailand to be its new regional hub
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/06/2022
» Gogolook, a Taiwan-based developer of call-filtering app Whoscall, has chosen Thailand as its Southeast Asia base as it sees an uptick in demand among users wanting to guard against call centre scams and online fraud through social media and the metaverse.
Metaverse in the making
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/12/2021
» Jumping into a virtual avatar to interact with friends and colleagues, buying digital clothes and accessories for avatars and purchasing virtual land plots for future development may have sounded far-fetched years ago, but these features are now available. Welcome to the metaverse.
Digital literacy considered to be a necessity for card holders
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/10/2021
» Digital literacy is a must for bank card holders who are seen as the most vulnerable point in the payment ecosystem and targeted as such by criminals, says Prinya Hom-anek, a cybersecurity expert.
Once more unto the breach
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/10/2021
» The pandemic has driven scores of organisations to pivot towards digitalisation to ensure business continuity, but more exposure to the digital world also means there is more risk of cybercrime if companies do not have proper defensive measures in place.