"CYBERCRIME"

Bangkok, Thailand. June 24, 2022 — Cloudsec Asia today announced its partnership with BlueVoyant, a Silicon Valley-based developer of an industry-leading defense platform against internal and external cyberattacks.

Top police officials met with public and private agencies on Thursday to come up with ways of dealing with call-centre gangs and cybercriminals.

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) last week visited the Criminal Investigation Department and Interpol in Singapore from April 7 and 12 to exchange knowledge and work towards crime prevention and suppression.

Top officials from the Thai Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) and the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry met top brass in Cambodia earlier this week to discuss the extradition of cybercriminals believed to be hiding in the neighbouring country.

The CyberCrime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has arrested 131 people for allegedly sending out scam text messages, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) said on Thursday.

National Police deputy chief Pol General Damrongsak Kittiprapas confirmed on Wednesday that banks had already returned money to victims of a widespread credit card/debit card scam and that a number of banks would report to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau on Thursday.

Thai Airways International (THAI) will consider leasing out three new aircraft and selling four existing aircraft to boost its revenue for the rest of this year after the carrier reported a net loss of Bt6.43 billion in the first half of this year, the company’s president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said on Tuesday.

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, and Interpol signed a second five-year agreement last week to strengthen their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world, following the first in 2014.

HANOI - Vietnam’s cybersecurity was being compromised, posing new challenges in ensuring information safety, especially in the finance-banking sector, State agencies and organisations.

THE MONEY laundering watchdog is considering creating its own digital wallet to tackle cybercrime related to cryptocurrencies, an Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) official said at a Bangkok seminar last week.

Authorities must cooperate internationally, regulate at home, to stem online crime spree.

SOME 68 prosecutorial professionals from Asean member states and China are convening for the 11th China-Asean Prosecutors-General Conference at The Rizqun International Hotel in Gadong, Malaysia.