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Thai scams rise 112% in 2024
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/02/2025
» Thailand has experienced a surge in scam calls and SMS messages, reaching 168 million in 2024, marking a five-year high, according to Gogolook Thailand's 2024 annual report.
Group gathers to foil call centre scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2025
» State agencies held discussions on Friday to propose urgent measures to tackle rampant online fraud and call centre gangs.
Cybercriminals targeting Thailand for digital attacks
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/12/2024
» Thailand remains a top target for cyberthreats and financial phishing attacks among the countries of Southeast Asia, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Nation hit by surge in scams, financial fraud
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/04/2024
» Thailand was one of the top three countries in the Asia-Pacific region to suffer a significant surge in financial fraud scams last year, according to Google's 2023 Bad Apps Report.
Trojan attacks zero in on Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/02/2024
» Thailand has become a target for Trojan malware stealing facial recognition biometric data, while a survey found the country faced a higher rate of cyber-attacks than the global average during the last six months of 2023, according to leading cybersecurity firms.
Authorities ramp up awareness of scams
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/08/2023
» As online scams remain rampant and in recent cases scammers are using the names of high-profile businesspeople to lure the public to invest with them, local authorities are lining up to advise people to be cautious and verify the authenticity of any links or messages sent to them.
Phishing actors becoming increasingly devious
Business, Published on 29/07/2023
» Phishing is one of the most effective techniques for online attackers to obtain sensitive information, and perpetrators are increasingly refining their techniques, according to the global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Corporate social media risk alert
Business, Published on 10/02/2023
» Threats to corporate social media are evolving along with perpetrators' social engineering skills at a blistering pace. Sometimes their techniques reach such a high level that even the tech-savvy administrator of a corporate network can't tell the difference between a scam and the truth.
Twitter turmoil, staff exodus aggravate security concerns
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: Twitter's owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not become a "hellscape," but experts fear a staff exodus following mass layoffs may have devastated its ability to combat misinformation, impersonation and data theft.
SEC, Fetco sound alarm on investment scams
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 04/05/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) warn the public to be wary of investment scams and suggest checking the list of authorised persons on the SEC Check First application.