Campaign to educate public on digital data protection amid growing cybercrimes
Authorities are preparing campaigns to educate the public and undertake other precautionary measures to curb fast-growing financial cybercrimes amid increasing digital transactions. Thailand now has more than 23 million digital banking accounts. Korkij Danchaivichit, deputy secretary-general of the National Broadcasting and Telecom Commission, said the agency will host a high-level conference next week with the Bank of Thailand, the Thai Bankers’ Association and the Telecommunication Association of Thailand to discuss measures aimed at boosting public confidence in digital banking services following a rise in cybercrimes. The popularity of digital banking services has also seen a rise in financial cybercrimes. These will be used as case studies to come up with preventive measures, he said. Thanasit Subchote-wat, a senior official of the Bank of Thailand responsible for information communication technology affairs, said the country now has around 10 million Internet banking accounts and another 13 million mobile banking accounts, reflecting the significant role of technology in overall banking services.
