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Fake emails trick victims into transferring money
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (347+ words) PUBLISHED: 26 May 2026 at 04: 43 The Anti Cyber Scam Center (ACSC) has warned of increasingly aggressive cybercrime, highlighting a new wave of scams involving fake emails impersonating company executives or business partners to trick victims into transferring money. ACSC, led by assistant…...
WHO ups risk of national outbreak of Ebola in Congo to 'very high"
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (135+ words) WHO ups risk of national outbreak of Ebola in Congo to 'very high' Bangkok Post The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo…...
Thailand has a password problem
1+ week, 4+ day ago (525+ words) Cybersecurity authority urges public to ditch weak and reused passwords to avoid threats PUBLISHED: 19 May 2026 at 08: 27 Thailand's cybersecurity authority has warned that weak and reused passwords remain one of the biggest gateways to modern cyber-attacks, with leaked login credentials increasingly…...
NCSA warns of cyber password threats
1+ week, 4+ day ago (517+ words) Public urged to strengthen security PUBLISHED: 19 May 2026 at 08: 27 Thailand's cybersecurity authority has warned that weak and reused passwords remain one of the biggest gateways to modern cyber-attacks, with leaked login credentials increasingly being exploited to gain access to mobile banking…...
Bangkok Post - Police warn of hidden malware risk
1+ week, 4+ day ago (259+ words) PUBLISHED: 19 May 2026 at 05: 42 Police on Monday issued a warning about dangerous malware known as "JSceal" that allows hackers to remotely control victims' screens and transfer money. Pol Maj Gen Chananat Sarathawanphaet, commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), said…...
Covid response goes underground in Myanmar
2+ week, 5+ day ago (125+ words) Bangkok Post Covid response goes underground in Myanmar Volunteers like 21-year-old student Phoe Thar are bypassing authorities to get oxygen for people in Myanmar, which is suffering its worst surge in Covid-19 infections. - REUTERS Chef Ka's unique six'layer crispy pork…...
Bangkok Post - Building Southeast Asia's Digital Future from the Ground Up
1+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) By Rajnesh Singh, CEO, APNIC Foundation" PUBLISHED: 18 May 2026 at 13: 52 A decade of gains The other 22 percent" Infrastructure is not the whole picture" The challenge is that these elements do not always move in step. Policy, infrastructure, and community demand often…...
Bangkok Post - UK kids use fake moustaches to fool online age checks
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (528+ words) Survey underlines needs for "safety by design" and not as a reaction or afterthough PUBLISHED: 16 May 2026 at 11: 57 From false birthdates to fake moustaches, British children are finding ways to bypass age verification under the UK"s landmark Online Safety Act…...
Hantavirus tests health playbook after Covid-19
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (925+ words) PUBLISHED: 16 May 2026 at 01: 01 A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cruise ship in quarantine. Several people dead and more falling sick. It is no wonder that an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a luxury liner…...
Thailand ramps up cybersecurity spending over AI threats
2+ week, 1+ day ago (484+ words) PUBLISHED: 15 May 2026 at 01: 01 As the conflict in the Middle East intensifies, cybersecurity spending in Thailand is accelerating as organisations move to strengthen cyber-resilience against a surge in digital threats, according to global cybersecurity firm Fortinet. "Whenever geopolitical conflicts erupt, cybersecurity…...