Three Thai parties have joined Threads
By BBC and Sanook.com MOVE FORWARD, Pheu Thai and Thai Sang Thai parties have already joined the new Threads app after it was launched yesterday (June 5) by Meta, which owns both Facebook and Instagram, with the latter having built the new social media platform, Sanook.com said this evening. While Pheu Thai and Thai […]
Read MoreIllegal telecommunication devices seized in shopping mall raid
CYBER crime police together with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and Excise Department officials today (May 28) raided a well-known shopping centre in Pathumwan area and seized a large amount of illegal telecommunication equipment, TV Channel 7 said. The team searched the fourth floor of this shopping centre and seized 157 illegal […]
Read MoreGang of drivers caught using Stingrays to send fake links and steal cash
CYBER crime police arrested a gang of drivers who have been going around Bangkok and its vicinity and sending text messages with fake financial institution links to mobile phones by using Stingrays, of false base stations, and had stolen over 175 million baht from their victims, TV Channel 7 said this evening (May 25). […]
Read More9near hacker surrenders, being quizzed
AN ARMY officer whose alias is 9near and had hacked and obtained personal data of 55 million Thais which he intended to sell online was brought by a team of soldiers to surrender to Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), or cyber police, this morning (Apr. 12), Thai Rath and Naewna newspapers said. Sergeant Major […]
Read MoreYoung Thai man’s toilet-pinning app goes viral
A BRIGHT YOUNG Thai man has created a useful app where users can pin public toilets in various areas for others to find and use in an emergency after having direct experience searching for one in the summer heat, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 8). Facebook user Mr. Settasit Settagaroon wrote about two […]
Read More9near hacker is an army sergeant, has been nabbed
CYBER police have arrested an army sergeant on the charges of using the alias 9near to hack and then threaten to release personal data of 55 million Thai citizens, Thai Rath newspaper said today (Apr. 7). The suspect, only identified as Mr. Khemarat who is a resident of Nonthaburi, had obtained the name and […]
Read MoreHacker holding personal data of 55 million people is a Thai: Minister
CYBER police now know that the hacker whose pseudonym is 9near and had threatened to release personal data of 55 million Thai citizens is a Thai, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 3). Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn said the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), or cyber police, believes the Thai hacker’s […]
Read MoreThais got 17 million scam calls in 2022, 45% phone numbers leaked
THE total number of scam calls made to Thais last year jumped by 165% to 17 million while over 45% of phone numbers in this country, or 13.5 million, had been leaked, according to Gogolook, the Taiwan-based developer of caller identification app Whoscall, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 31). In its annual report Gogolook […]
Read MoreGoogle parent Alphabet to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
By Reuters and published by CNA GOOGLE’S parent Alphabet Inc said on Friday (Jan. 20) it is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares rose almost 4 percent in pre-market trading. The cuts […]
Read MoreMicrosoft to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs intensify
By Reuters and published by Euronews.com MICROSOFT Corp on Wednesday (Jan. 18) said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud-computing customers dissect their spending and the company braces for potential recession. The layoff, far larger than cuts by Microsoft last year, pile on to tens of thousands of […]
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